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    20 June 2023

    Google's Black Founders Fund Unveils the 25 African Startups to Receive Grants

    The Black Founders Fund dedicates $4 million in funding to Black-led startups in Europe and Africa in an aim to bring racial equity to venture capital investments.

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    Here Is What Africans Googled in 2022

    Several African countries used Google to quickly get information about worldwide events.

    Google Honors Nigerian Feminist Icon, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, With Doodle
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    25 October 2019

    Google Honors Nigerian Feminist Icon, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, With Doodle

    Today would have been the Nigerian trailblazer's 119th birthday.

    Legendary Cape Verdean Singer Cesária Évora Honored With Google Doodle
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    27 August 2019

    Legendary Cape Verdean Singer Cesária Évora Honored With Google Doodle

    Today would have been the "Barefoot DIva's" 78th birthday.

    Afropreneurs: Meet the Designer Reinventing Nigerian Workspaces
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    23 July 2019

    Afropreneurs: Meet the Designer Reinventing Nigerian Workspaces

    Remi Dada's Spacefinish is shaking up design to create futuristic work environments for African companies

    Celebrated Kenyan Author, Dr. Margaret Ogola, Honored With Google Doodle
    Arts + Culture
    12 June 2019

    Celebrated Kenyan Author, Dr. Margaret Ogola, Honored With Google Doodle

    The author of the seminal novel "The River and the Source" is remembered on what would have been her 61st birthday.

    Google Launches Free Wifi in Nigeria—Will it Stick?
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    26 July 2018

    Google Launches Free Wifi in Nigeria—Will it Stick?

    Nigerians celebrate what they hope is an end to high data costs.

    The Best East African Songs of 2017
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    15 December 2017

    The Best East African Songs of 2017

    Our ten favorite East African music this year come from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.

    #Goals: Meet the Ghanaian Computer Engineer Who Wants To Rumble with Google
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    25 August 2017

    #Goals: Meet the Ghanaian Computer Engineer Who Wants To Rumble with Google

    We speak with Emmanuel Owusu on his role at BitClave, a startup that wants to shake up Google’s near monopoly of the online ad market.

    Google To Improve On Kiswahili, IsiZulu and IsiXhosa Translations
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    05 July 2017

    Google To Improve On Kiswahili, IsiZulu and IsiXhosa Translations

    Poor translations of Kiswahili, IsiZulu and IsiXhosa to improve on Google Translate.

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