Google launches African News

Google has launched its Google news service in English for nine African countries, that has customized versions of its news services will allow these countries to grow their readership.

The news service will be available to Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ghana, Uganda and Botswana.

On the Google Africa blog, the company says that Google News users in Africa can read the African perspective on any news story. They are very excited about the launch since it is Google’s first localized edition of there product.

The localized editions can be found at:
News.google.com.ng for Nigeria
news.google.co.ke for Kenya
news.google.com.et for Ethiopia
news.google.co.zw for Zimbabwe
news.google.com.na for Namibia
news.google.com.gh for Ghana
news.google.co.ug for Uganda
news.google.co.bw for Botswana
news.google.co.tz for Tanzania

By IT News Africa staff reporter