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Facebook Hiring Reviewers for its Content Review Center in Nairobi, Kenya

Facebook will open a content review center in Nairobi, Kenya. In partnership with Samasource – one of the largest digital employers in East Africa and a leading social enterprise — the site in Nairobi will be Facebook’s first content review center in Sub-Saharan Africa. Facebook will also employ approximately 100 reviewers by the end of…

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February 8, 2019

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11 Africans Selected for the Facebook Community Leadership Program

Facebook has announced the names of 116 people worldwide who have been selected to join the Facebook Community Leadership Program. Around a dozen African community leaders have been selected to become program residents and fellows. The five (5) participants selected as community leaders in residence, each will be awarded up to $1,000,000 to fund their community…

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September 25, 2018

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Facebook and Google Help to Establish the African Master’s in Machine Intelligence

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) has announced the launch of a one-year intensive African Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) in partnership with Facebook and Google. The master’s program will begin this September at the AIMS-Rwanda campus in Kigali. The goal of the initiative is to train a generation of young scientists who will bring a fresh…

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August 2, 2018

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Apply: $1 Million African Entrepreneurship Award

The 4th edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award is now open. This initiative aims to support talented entrepreneurs from Africa or Africans in the diaspora whose ideas create jobs and improve lives on the continent. The African Entrepreneurship Award, initiated by its President Othman Benjelloun, shows BMCE Bank of Africa’s ambition to foster entrepreneurship in Africa by…

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March 12, 2018

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Apply: $1 Million African Entrepreneurship Award

The BMCE Group Bank of Africa has announced the third edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award. The African Entrepreneurship Award, initiated by its President Othman Benjelloun, shows BMCE Bank of Africa’s ambition to foster entrepreneurship in Africa by rewarding talents and technology beyond borders. The initiative aims to support entrepreneurs from Africa or of African origin…

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March 23, 2017

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Meet the Winners of the 2016 African Entrepreneurship Award

BMCE Bank of Africa has announced winners of the second edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award, which allocates $1 million to businesses in three categories: education, environment and uncharted. The award ceremony, chaired by President Othman Benjelloun seeks to compensate and mark “a fundamental turning point for African Entrepreneurship.” First Place, $150,000: Environment: Mahmud Johnson, Liberia…

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December 15, 2016

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Do You Dream of Building Software that Can Change the World?

Andela is a 4-year, paid opportunity that allows you to master the craft of professional software development while working for leading technology companies around the globe. After the four (4) years, Andela Fellows go on to become technology entrepreneurs, technical leaders, senior software engineers and more. All applicants need to go through the home study curriculum…

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February 18, 2016

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Apply: $1 Million African Entrepreneurship Award

The BMCE Group Bank of Africa has announced the second edition of the African Entrepreneurship Award. The African Entrepreneurship Award, initiated by its President Othman Benjelloun, shows BMCE Bank of Africa’s ambition to foster entrepreneurship in Africa by rewarding talents and technology beyond borders. The initiative aims to support entrepreneurs from Africa or of African…

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February 18, 2016

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