Does Google hire or do any work in East Africa?

I am thinking of moving to Kampala or Nairobi next year and the tech sectors there are booming. I figure FAANG companies must have some presence in the region.

I would love to hear of anyone’s general experience working in tech as an expat or non-expat abroad!

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The only office in Africa is in Johannesburg

Either way I suppose all those places are very far away from E. Africa 😅 That’s cool to hear there is some presence though and it’s potentially growing!

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