{Facebook announced it had opened its first African office in Johannesburg as part of its efforts “to help people and businesses connect” on the continent. } <\/p>\n
The office will be headed by Nunu Ntshingila, a former executive at the advertising agency Ogilvy. <\/p>\n
“This office will support the significant growth in businesses and people using Facebook,” said a statement from the world’s biggest social network, which has some 1.4 billion active users worldwide including 120 million in Africa. <\/p>\n
“We are inspired by the incredible ways people and businesses in Africa use Facebook to connect,” said Nicola Mendelsohn, regional vice president for Facebook. <\/p>\n
“Africa is important to Facebook, and this office is a key part of our strategy to expand our investment and presence across (the region). Facebook is already a central part of people’s lives in Africa, and with more than a billion people in Africa, we want to do more to help people and businesses con .. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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