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Nigerian accent introduced on Google Maps

Nitin Kashyap, Google product manager of the Bolo app speaks on stage at the Google event in Lagos, Nigeria July 24, 2019.

Commuters making their way through Nigeria can now hear travel advice in a local voice on Google Maps under new features aimed at attracting more users in Africa that were unveiled by the company on Wednesday.

The local accents feature, unveiled at an event in the commercial capital Lagos and also available on Google Assistant, is the first move by the U.S. technology giant to offer such a service in Africa.

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