Global technology firm, Facebook, has released its ‘2019 Year in Review’ infographic, showcasing some of its investment and outstanding achievements across Sub-Saharan this 2019. Facebook pointed out that it is fully committed to giving people the power to build community and bring the world closer together, throughout the year this translated into significant support and investments into growing the ecosystem of developers, entrepreneurs, creatives, and many other communities.
According to Facebook Africa, the organization trained over 7,000 woman-owned businesses in digital skills across sub Saharan Africa and celebrated 79 Community Leadership Circle meetups with over 2, 650 people attending. Also it reached its 45th Developer Circle, with circles now in 17 African countries and representing more than 70,000 members.
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During the year under review, Facebook hosted the first-ever iD8 Nairobi Conference with over 400 African developers and startups in attendance, and also expanded Third-Party Fact-Checking across 10 African countries. The firm equally announced the creation of the world’s most detailed population density maps of Africa, created by Facebook AI researchers to help humanitarian aid and relief agencies; and much more.
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Speaking on these key milestones, the Regional Director of Facebook Africa, Nunu Ntshingila, said that “Africa is important to Facebook, and we’re committed to investing in its youth, entrepreneurs, the creative industries, tech ecosystem as well as its many other communities. Our 2019 Year in Review highlights just some of these investments, and the impact we’ve been able to have here in the region”. He expressed his excitement about the future of Facebook and its family of apps here in Africa, as well as the potential of this young, mobile and dynamic continent, and look forward to creating partnerships in 2020 and beyond.
Kelechi Deca
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