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Tech Digest: With China’s Tech Giants Increasingly Shut Out of the EU & U.S., Africa Now Looks a Lot More Appealing

by Alexandria Williams
Chinese video streaming giant iQiyi announced that it is entering the MENA market with a new Arabic language service.

Oversaturation in China’s domestic tech market and a pandemic-fuelled cash crunch are driving Chinese firms to expand their African ventures.

As 2021’s first quarter comes to a close, let’s take stock of the scoreboard:

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