Google to Set Up First Africa Product Development Center in Nairobi

Google to Set Up First Africa Product Development Center in Nairobi
The Google app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken on Sept. 15, 2017. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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NAIROBI—Alphabet Inc.’s Google is investing in its first ever Africa product development center in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, it said, as it positions itself to serve a growing base of internet users on the continent.

By the end of this decade, the continent will host 800 million internet users, the California-based firm said, and a third of the world’s youth population, making it an attractive investment destination.