IBM has opened possibly its most innovative global sales centres in Cairo, Egypt, the move being just one of the company's many recent investments across the African continent.

The facility, worth roughly $3m, has been created as part of a three-year offshoring agreement with the Egyptian government to create more than 800 Egyptian jobs.

IBM has been present in Egypt since 1954, serving a range of clients across Africa the early twentieth century. IBM has expanded its presence and investments in recent years and can currently be found in 24 African countries.

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