Looking North: Investigating Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship in North Africa

From Afrinnovator Thu Nov 15 2012, 04:35:55

Much of our focus in the past has centered around Sub-Saharan Africa and in particularly key 'hubs' in the region - Nigeria in Western Africa, Kenya in Eastern Africa and South Africa in Southern Africa. However, it goes without saying that though these areas are much discussed and have received a lot of attention for their progress in terms of tech and innovation, there are other countries that deserve to be highlighted on. In future, we're aiming at canvassing more of the continent and investigating other countries that normally do not pop up by default when hear about 'tech in

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