Google looks to Africa?

  1. Posted on Thursday 7 February 2008 - 10:07
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    Google Expanding Africa Presence

    Google is expanding its presence in Africa, in what locals are suggesting is part of a move by Google to “realign” its growth strategy part in response to Microsoft’s takeover offer for Yahoo.

    Google is currently advertising or has employed staff in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria and Senegal, and is expanding its Africa head office in Kenya.
    AllAfrica reports that Google’s Nairobi (Kenya) office is searching for five senior executives for its African operations, “laying the foundation for a looming market share battle on the continent.”

    Online connectivity in Africa is below 5% of the population, which isn’t completely surprising given large parts of the content still lack basics such as water, food and electricity. However the more stable African nations have started to boom, and Africa remains the final frontier for internet growth. Africa offers strong growth opportunities into the future when eventually much of the growth in Asia and South America will start to slow.


    Google looks to Africa for growth?

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  1. Posted on Thursday 07 February 2008 10:11
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    Ben White
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    This is positive news.

    The more organizations and people who get involved the better. I look forward to Google's contribution to this process. Especially given current efforts to bridge the gap between mobile and internet.

    Feel free to post your own findings as we track these developments.
    www.africa-interactive.net

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