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Nigeria shunned again, Amazon to open its African office in SA

Nigeria has been shunned again as global giant, Amazon revealed plans to open its African headquarters in South Africa with a real estate investment of over R4 billion.

According to local media reports, Amazon would be occupying a new development in River Club, a prime section of the city.

This is coming after communication giant, Twitter shunned Nigeria and named Ghana as the location for its African headquarters.

The 15-hectare parcel of land will cost R4 billion and include two precincts. Authorities said the first precinct of 60,000sqm would occupy different layers of development, while the second section of 70,000 will hold Amazon headquarters in Africa.

“US retail giant, Amazon, will be the anchor tenant, opening a base of operations on the African continent,” Cape Town city officials said in a statement. “The development is envisaged to take place in phases, with construction set to take place over three to five years.”

Over 5,000 direct construction jobs and 19,000 indirect jobs are expected to be created due to the move, Business Tech reported.

Amazon has had its web engineering giant AWS in South Africa for years, but its main e-commerce services have not been available anywhere on the continent.

Sunny Green Itodo

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