Twitter plans to hire first product, engineering team in Africa

Dorsey has said he wants to better understand Africa’s Internet users, many of whom are moving online for the first time. — AFP

Twitter Inc is planning to hire its first product and engineering team in Africa, an effort to expand its workforce in emerging markets where the social-media company hopes to attract new users.

Kayvon Beykpour, Twitter’s head of product, announced the plans in a blog post, calling the effort an "exciting” part of the company’s growth strategy.