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Google trains 100,000 African software developers to boost tech communities

Caroline Wanjiku describes her embroidery to Rachel Ruto and Google Country Director for Kenya and East Africa, Agnes Gathaiya. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Google's scholarship and mentorship programme has turned out more than 100,000 software developers in Africa, the tech giant says.

The figures were released at a recent event aimed at strengthening Google's engagement with talent in Kenya and across the continent dubbed, "The Google Sandbox."

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