{"id":13173,"date":"2022-07-31T07:56:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T07:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=13173"},"modified":"2022-07-31T07:56:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T07:56:48","slug":"yabacon-pledges-unification-of-technology-sector-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2022\/07\/31\/yabacon-pledges-unification-of-technology-sector-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Yabacon Pledges Unification of Technology Sector in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The organization during an event in Lagos disclosed that the aim of the initiative is to enhance the technology sector by having a single large, formidable African technology community focused on generating innovations and solving economical problems.<\/p>\n<p>This, the firm explained, would help increase the productivity and economic activities of the continent and the globe as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, Founder, Yabacon, Jesse 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