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The CEO of Twitter and Square Jack Dorsey says The African Continent will ‘define the future’

Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey
Jack Patrick Dorsey is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, and the founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company.

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter and Square, tweeted his farewell to Africa on Wednesday but announced he would return and move to the continent for at least three months in 2020.

The tech exec earlier said that he would be touring the continent in November, exploring Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa. He was in Ethiopia this week.

Dorsey is famous for his world travels and eccentric lifestyle. He was in Myanmar in December and tweeted that he did a 10-day silent vipassana meditation to celebrate his birthday.

But this month’s trip seemingly has more to do with business, as Dorsey’s tweets document his meetings with entrepreneurs across Africa. Dorsey isn’t the only CEO fascinated by the continent’s potential. Former Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma was also in Ethiopia this week, where a government press release said Alibaba

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Originally Posted on businessinsider