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Jumia <\/strong>will hire more than 100 workers at its <\/strong>new Cairo tech hub<\/a><\/strong> as part of the Africa-focused e-commerce giant\u2019s plans<\/a> to increase its IT department staff by 40% by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

The Egypt University of Informatics<\/strong> (EUI) will be established in the new capital\u2019s Knowledge City and will <\/strong>open its doors<\/a><\/strong> in the coming 2021-2022 academic year in October<\/strong>, with plans to offer undergraduate degrees<\/a> in information sciences, computer engineering, digital arts and design, and business informatics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jumia will hire more than 100 workers at its new Cairo tech hub as part of the Africa-focused e-commerce giant\u2019s plans to increase its IT department staff by 40% by the end of the year. 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