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Andela layoffs of engineers to hit African tech prospects

Andela company plans layoff. [Image: Courtesy]

A US-based company that hires, trains and outsources software engineers to firms across the world – Andela – last week announced it is laying off 400 staff, with 170 employees from Kenya affected.

The firm said the decision to cut 25 per cent of its labour force was made out of the changing demand in the global labour market for software engineers.

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