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Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

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V5 Digital launches WhatsApp Enterprise Bots - for use by customers in Namibia and beyond

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#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

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#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

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GettyImages.

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Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi is arrested during a protest in Nairobi in 2014. AFP via Getty Images.

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Back row (From L-R): Banky W, Ted Sarandos (Netflix Chief Content Officer), Kate Henshaw, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Felipe Tewes (Netflix Italian & African Originals Director), Omoni Oboli, Ben Amadasun (Netflix Africa Licensing Director) and Akin Omotoso Front Row (L-R) Mo Abudu, Adesua Etomi, Dorothy Ghettuba (Netflix African Originals lead) , Kunle Afolayan, Kemi Adetiba and Ramsey Noah.

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YouTube appoints Alex Okosi as MD of emerging markets: EMEA

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Marketing & MediaCommunity developers gather with Facebook in Kenya

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