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Silicon Savannah is the technology ecosystem in Kenya. The term is a play on Silicon Valley and the grassland savanna ecosystem that is a dominant feature of Kenya's ecology.[1] It is known for producing the banking enterprise M-pesa and the social enterprise M-kopa.[2] The term Silicon Savannah became associated with Konza Technology City.[3]

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  1. ^ Bright, Jake. "The Rise Of Silicon Savannah And Africa's Tech Movement". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ Aglionby, John (17 March 2016). "Lightbulb moment for M-Kopa". Financial Times.
  3. ^ "Silicon Savannah: Kenya's Billion-Dollar Tech Bet". Bloomberg.com.
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