Why companies like Microsoft and Google are betting big on Africa

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Africa now has more than 600 active technology hubs, with facilities and support for digital entrepreneurs. Twitter, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants are starting to act.

Tech companies have consistently looked to China and India — not Africa — for growth.

But that's beginning to change. Africa now has more than 600 active technology hubs, with facilities and support for tech and digital entrepreneurs. That's up from 442 in 2018. And its population is expected to explode to 4.3 billion by the year 2100,And big tech companies such as Twitter, Google and Microsoft have begun to take notice. Watch the above video to see why Africa is well on its way to a technology boom.

 

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