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  "id": 600811,
  "title": "Africa’s tech boom starts at home, By Sally Wentworth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/africas-tech-boom-starts-at-home-by-sally-wentworth",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T20:24:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/902237-africas-tech-boom-starts-at-home-by-sally-wentworth.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The continent is on the move: there are more than 70 Internet exchange points across Africa; Internet penetration across the continent has grown from less than 10 per cent in 2010 to over 38 per cent today; and Africa hosts some of the world’s best technical leadership, within a thriving ecosystem rooted in civil society. […] The post Africa’s tech boom starts at home, By Sally Wentworth appeared…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}