How Shenzhen is fueling Ethiopia’s burgeoning startup scene

As Shenzhen companies look to Africa for new consumer markets, African entrepreneurs are turning to Shenzhen for manufacturing partners to turn their ideas into reality.

In this episode of Because China, Quartz travels to Addis Ababa to learn about how the movers and shakers in Ethiopia’s burgeoning tech startup scene are tapping into the open source manufacturing ecosystem of China’s most entrepreneurial city.

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