January in Africa: All the tech news you shouldn’t miss from last month

After years of relative inactivity in Africa, January marked the month when Facebook really started ramping up its activities on the continent. From Africa-focused solutions to talk of a physical office, it seems like the international giant has finally begun to take Africa seriously. Facebook means business in Africa There were signs last year Facebook was increasingly looking at Africa, with the launch of the Internet.org app in Zambia and Kenya, but the social network has really ramped up its activity in 2015. Firstly, the company launched Facebook Lite in a handful of African and Asian markets, a simplified version…



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