Demystifying the African Localization Industry: Challenges and Opportunities

A report by Claudia Mirza who traveled to Africa to better understand the opportunities and challenges of the African translation industry.

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claudia-mirza

Claudia Mirza is the CEO and co-founder of Akorbi. She led the company’s evolution from a language translation company to a global provider of multilingual business solutions. Under Claudia’s leadership, Akorbi has experienced 758% growth in recent years and expanded into new industries including multilingual staffing, multilingual contact centers, interpretation, video remote technologies and learning services. Claudia is currently enrolled at Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program.

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