Facebook opens its first Africa office in Johannesburg, South Africa

Facebook has opened its first headquarters in Africa as it looks to add to its existing 120 million users on the continent.

The new office in Johannesburg will focus on growing markets in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, it says.

About one in five people in Africa have internet access, but almost double that figure are expected to have mobile internet connections by 2020.

About 80% of those who use Facebook in Africa access the site by mobile phone.

"This is one of the places where our next billion users are coming from," Facebook's vice-president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Nicola Mendelsohn told Bloomberg news.

Facebook says it will also be looking to boost growth in Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Mozambique and Ethiopia as part of its increased presence in Africa.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33310739

Why not Lagos. I hope foreign investors interest in Nigeria is not also depreciating with the fall in oil price.

South Africa ko,i no trust them. THey might have bribed zukerberg with 10million$ so they can be a step ahead of Nigeria.Wasn't that what they did to FIFA

So

does it need to be in nigeria?

its a virtual site, and besides they have enough info already. I just hope some people wont use the office as a base for launching further attacks on nigeria.


Ti Oluwa Nile O.

This is a welcome developmet.

We're giant of africa, with time we wil regain that pride

I guessed right

Why should they come to Nigeria? With the falling economy falling and boko haram

piicity:
South Africa ko,i no trust them. THey might have bribed zukerberg with 10million$ so they can be a step ahead of Nigeria.Wasn't that what they did to FIFA

kpele o!

What will they used to power their service in Nigeria?

With more than 67 million Nigerians on the internet and number 8 in the world and Facebook walks over Nigeria to open an office in South Africa.
http://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users-by-country/

1 China 641,601,070 4% 24,021,070 1,393,783,836 0.59% 46.03% 19.24% 21.97%
2 United States 279,834,232 7% 17,754,869 322,583,006 0.79% 86.75% 4.45% 9.58%
3 India 243,198,922 14% 29,859,598 1,267,401,849 1.22% 19.19% 17.50% 8.33%
4 Japan 109,252,912 8% 7,668,535 126,999,808 -0.11% 86.03% 1.75% 3.74%
5 Brazil 107,822,831 7% 6,884,333 202,033,670 0.83% 53.37% 2.79% 3.69%
6 Russia 84,437,793 10% 7,494,536 142,467,651 -0.26% 59.27% 1.97% 2.89%
7 Germany 71,727,551 2% 1,525,829 82,652,256 -0.09% 86.78% 1.14% 2.46%
8 Nigeria 67,101,452 16% 9,365,590 178,516,904 2.82% 37.59% 2.46% 2.30%
9 United Kingdom 57,075,826 3% 1,574,653 63,489,234 0.56% 89.90% 0.88% 1.95%
10 France

its easier to attack nigeria from south africa.

are there no nigerians there?

besides, why are you so hurt by wherever they want to site their office?

let it be in somalia, who cares?

Why can't you ask me what Dangote is using to power his own industry?

Tolexander:
kpele o!

What will they used to power their service in Nigeria?

Orikinla:
With more than 67 million Nigerians on the internet and number 8 in the world and Facebook walks over Nigeria to open an office in South Africa.
http://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users-by-country/

1 China 641,601,070 4% 24,021,070 1,393,783,836 0.59% 46.03% 19.24% 21.97%
2 United States 279,834,232 7% 17,754,869 322,583,006 0.79% 86.75% 4.45% 9.58%
3 India 243,198,922 14% 29,859,598 1,267,401,849 1.22% 19.19% 17.50% 8.33%
4 Japan 109,252,912 8% 7,668,535 126,999,808 -0.11% 86.03% 1.75% 3.74%
5 Brazil 107,822,831 7% 6,884,333 202,033,670 0.83% 53.37% 2.79% 3.69%
6 Russia 84,437,793 10% 7,494,536 142,467,651 -0.26% 59.27% 1.97% 2.89%
7 Germany 71,727,551 2% 1,525,829 82,652,256 -0.09% 86.78% 1.14% 2.46%
8 Nigeria 67,101,452 16% 9,365,590 178,516,904 2.82% 37.59% 2.46% 2.30%
9 United Kingdom 57,075,826 3% 1,574,653 63,489,234 0.56% 89.90% 0.88% 1.95%
10 France

this is someone's business heavily invested in.

Expect him to site his company where there will be maximum gain from less cost of production.

South Africa has a more conducive and investor friendly environment than Nigeria. Plus they have a better economy.

I honestly don't understand why Nigerians don't patronize their own technology. Here is facebook now throwing it in Nigeria's face. I'm going to write a piece about this soon. But when a country doesn't communicate a challenge to tech giants like this, Facebook or Google, that country will continue to be taken for granted, ridden all over and kicked while on the ground. Nigeria needs to wake up!

piicity:
Why can't you ask me what Dangote is using to power his own industry?

is Dangote a foreigner? Or are there no measures by government to help indigenous entrepreneurs?

Anyways,ur true to some extent

Tolexander:
is Dangote a foreigner? Or are there no measures by government to help indigenous entrepreneurs?

We hear o