“This acquisition will help address the global shortage of technology skills by combining our respective strengths with African talent paving the way. Our software engineers will empower organizations around the world to rapidly scale their technology talent requirements,” said Julien Barbier, Co-Founder of Holberton. With its aging populations, China, India, and the West – traditional sources of technology talent – are experiencing shortages to meet this new demand, says ALI. As a result, global technology companies are increasingly seeing the continent as the next frontier for technology talent. Over the past year, more than 95,000 students have enrolled in African Leadership International’s ALX skills acceleration program, scaling over 2,000 times in the last 15 months.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 13, 2022 20:19 UTC