Top 6 Tech Companies in the World and where they are Located in Africa
Popular social media company Twitter announced on Monday, April 12, that it would be opening its first Africa office in Ghana. The company has joined Facebook and other tech giants moving into Africa.
YEN.com.gh presents top tech companies in the world and where they are located in Africa.
1. Apple
Tech giant Apple announced plans to open its headquarters and first official store in Africa. It will be in Egypt.
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2. Twitter
Twitter's Africa headquarters will be sited in Ghana. The company announced it would recruit 11 people in the West African country.
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3. Amazon
The tech giant opened offices in South Africa in 2015.
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4. Google
Google's first African Artificial Intelligence lab was opened in Ghana in 2019.
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5. Facebook
Facebook opened its African headquarters in South Africa in 2015.
The company's first Africa software engineering office will be opened in Nigeria in 2021. According to Facebook, the office will be home to several teams across its business including sales, partnerships, policy and communications.
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6. Microsoft
Microsoft opened its first Africa data centres (Africa Development Centre) in Kenya and Nigeria in 2019.
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There were mixed reactions as Twitter announced preparation to open its African headquarters in Ghana. Many tweeps flooded the comment section of @AfricaFactsZone to share their thoughts.
@Smoocho1 said:
"They will turn this post into a fight! Especially Nigerians, Ghanaians and South Africans! You won’t see Egyptians coming to fight!"
@anythingvisa commented:
"Nigeria should be home to all these companies as giant of Africa."
@josserich wrote:
"Is Twitter in their right senses? Why Ghana? How many Twitter users are in Ghana?"
@Iam_ChrisAustin said:
"Who convinced Facebook to build it in Nigeria cos they might regret it later."
In other news, a young Nigerian lady identified as Chidera Olibie celebrated her achievement after landing a job at Google.
The young lady with the Twitter handle @dera_jo said she performed wonderfully well in her interview and now works at the technology company.
She wrote on Twitter:
"Super excited to announce that I aced my interviews and now work at @Google."
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Mohammed Awal Mohammed Awal holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies (Journalism) at the Ghana Institute of Journalism. He has worked in print and online media with Ghanaian-based The Chronicle newspaper, Starr FM and US-based online portable, Face2faceAfrica.com. He also had brief stints with Africafeeds.
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