The on-demand transport space in Africa has evolved since San Francisco-based ride-hailing firm Uber first set up operations in South Africa in 2013, setting the stage for its foray across …
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Business PoliciesNorthern AfricaUBER
Egypt uses Uber drivers to test Chinese EVs before making them locally
State-owned El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company, an affiliate of the Holding Company for Metallurgical Industries, has begun testing a number of electric vehicles on Egyptian streets, in cooperation with Uber. …
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Bolt Technology OU, which competes with Uber Technologies. in Europe and Africa, doubled its valuation to 4 billion euros ($4.8 billion) after raising money to finance a grocery-delivery service. The …
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Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp. is selling $2.1 billion of its stake in Uber Technologies Inc. in a block trade through Goldman Sachs, according to people familiar with the matter. SoftBank, …
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Uber on Thursday announced a $2.25 billion deal to beef up its freight unit with the acquisition of a firm specializing in logistics management software. Combining Texas-based Transplace with Uber …
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SpotlightTransportation & LogisiticsUBERWestern Africa
Uber, bolt drivers plan to withdraw their services on Monday
Some Uber and Bolt e-taxi drivers in Lagos have called on the e-hailing companies to adopt a fair pricing strategy where passengers will be charged by the operators as failure …
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Eastern AfricaSpotlightTransportation & LogisiticsUBER
Bolt Food launches in Kenya to take on UberEats, Jumia Food
Bolt, the Uber competitor in Europe and Africa, has officially launched its food delivery service, Bolt Food, in Nairobi, Kenya to give users access to a huge variety of restaurants …