Liquid Telecom Goes Long On Africa’s Startups As Future Clients

Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor African experiments with drone technologies could leapfrog decades of infrastructure neglect Harley-Davidson is opening a Silicon Valley R&D center to power EV production Digital infrastructure company Liquid Telecom is betting big on African startups  by rolling out multiple sponsorships and free internet across key access points to the continent’s tech entrepreneurs. The Econet Wireless subsidiary also is partnering with local and global players like Afrilabs and Microsoft­­ to create a cross-border commercial network for the continent’s startup community. “We believe startups will be key employers in Africa’s future economy.