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Meet Four On-Demand Motorcycle Startups Battling Each Other For Market Dominance in Nigeria

Motorcycle popularly referred to as ‘Okada’ in Lagos, Nigeria has become one of the life-saving modes of transportation for the

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Gokada Raises $5.3m Series A Funding Led by Rise Capital

Gokada, a Nigerian motorcycle ride-hailing firm has raised $5.3 million Series A round to scale its business. The funding round

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Uber to Allow Female Drivers to Only Drive Other Women in Saudi Arabia

Uber has launched a feature in Saudi Arabia that allows female drivers to select female-only riders. It began as a

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Bolt to Launch Food Delivery Service in South Africa

Taxi-hailing app, Bolt formerly-known-as Taxify, has announced plans to launch a food delivery service in South Africa. Chief executive and

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Ride-Sharing Company Taxify Becomes Bolt

The ride-sharing company, Taxify has rebranded to become Bolt. It is the name the business has been using for its electric

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Meet Moja Ride, the Mobile App Disrupting Cote d’Ivoire’s Public Transport

Public Transportation in Africa, particularly Cote d’Ivoire is still heavily dependent on minibuses, shared taxis, the moto-taxis and cash. To ensure

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Uber Lite Now Live in South Africa & Kenya

Uber has announced the launch of its Uber Lite app for Android in South Africa and Kenya. The “Lite” version

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South Africa Fintech Startup, Jumo, Raises Another $12.5 million

In September, South Africa-based financial technology firm JUMO secured $52M investment from led by Goldman Sachs in an equity funding

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Uber Follows Lyft’s Footsteps, Files Paperwork to go Public

Uber Technologies Inc. has followed in the footsteps of rival Lyft Inc., filing for a confidential initial public offering, according to an

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Q&A With Uche Okafor, Country Manager, Taxify Nigeria

What is your vision for  Taxify in Nigeria?  By improving the user experience and creating social value, Taxify has been able