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Uber’s rivals in Africa promise happier drivers, traffic jam deals and even...

Wherever there is a car, a decent road and a reliable GPS connection, there is Uber. This may not be Uber’s official strategy, but the ride-hailing app’s international growth has led to the kind of...

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Uber and its rivals are struggling to keep both drivers and riders happy in...

Lagos It was only a year ago that Uber declared Lagos was potentially bigger than its London market, such was the unleashed pent-up demand for convenient and comfortable rides among the megacity’s...

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The same company that pushed Uber out of China is now backing its rival in...

The Chinese ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing announced a partnership with Uber’s rival Taxify on Aug. 1. Taxify plans to use the cash injection from Didi to expand its markets in Europe and Africa,...

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How better digital mapping will boost Nigeria’s e-commerce and ridesharing...

On the long list of practical challenges with running a business in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, logistics rarely makes it near to the top. Instead, some of the most common complaints are around...

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Uber’s four-year journey through Africa’s fast-changing cities has been...

Uber is celebrating four years in Africa—a marked milestone shaped by violent protests, policy disputes, and price wars since the company first launched in the continent in 2013. In that time, the San...

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In East Africa, Uber and its rivals are fighting over drivers rather than...

Last month, the Estonian ridesharing platform Taxify, revealed it was launching in the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. What’s interesting about the company’s launch there is that it’s equally focused on...

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Uber drivers in Lagos are using a fake GPS app to inflate rider fares

Lagos Some Uber drivers in Lagos have been using a fake GPS itinerary app to illicitly bump up fares for local riders. Initially created for developers to “test geofencing-based apps,” Lockito, an...

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Didi Chuxing is a near-monopoly in China—so why is it still raising billions...

Today Didi Chuxing, China’s answer to Uber, announced it has closed a $4 billion fundraising round. Details surrounding the deal are scarce, but a source close to the company says that the deal values...

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Even with SoftBank as a common investor, the battle between Uber and Didi is...

Didi Chuxing and Uber may be getting more financially entangled, but their rivalry continues to deepen. Today (Jan. 4), the Chinese ride-hailing giant announced it would acquire 99, one of Latin...

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Uber’s largest shareholder wants it to exit Africa and Asia

This story has been updated. Uber could soon be pulling out of some international markets, including 15 African cities, if its new majority shareholder has its way. A new $8 billion investment by a...

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Ola takes its war with Uber to Australia where Indian cabbies rule

Ola, Uber’s biggest rival in India, has followed it into another country now. Seven years after its founding, India’s largest domestic ride-hailing company announced plans to enter Australia today...

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Customization is the next frontier in East Africa’s ride-sharing wars

More than two years after it launched in Kenya, the ride-hailing app Mondo Ride has closed a second financing round of $2 million, bringing its total seed investment to $5 million. The company said it...

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A nineties Japanese mini car is the unlikely taxi of choice in one of...

Ibadan, Nigeria In Lagos and Abuja, Uber and Taxify are competing in Nigeria’s still relatively new e-hailing taxi space. But in Ibadan, Nigeria’s largest city by geographical area and the country’s...

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Uber’s defeat in Southeast Asia calls into question its “barge in” expansion...

A years-long competition is coming to an end now that Uber is ceding its business in Southeast Asia to Grab, its chief rival in the region. According to the companies, Uber will hand over its...

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Uber’s biggest rival in Africa is now a billion-dollar unicorn

Taxify’s battle to win the ride-hailing market in Africa and Europe has received a major shot in the arm. The five-year old Estonian startup has raised $175 million in a funding round which values it...

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Taxify’s 24-year-old CEO is smashing Uber’s monopoly in Europe and Africa

Estonia has produced some superstar tech startups over the years. Skype and TransferWise are just two Estonian-born tech companies that have revolutionized the way people communicate or send money...

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As China’s Didi expands globally, it’s competing with the very companies it...

Is Didi quitting the global “anti-Uber alliance”? Didi Chuxing, China’s answer to Uber, announced today (June 15) it will expand into Australia starting June 25 in Melbourne. That marks the newest...

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India is just not enough for some Indian startups

India’s homegrown startups are turning globetrotters. Having grown firm roots in the country, a number of young Indian companies are expanding overseas. On June 20, hotels chain OYO announced it was...

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Uber and other ride-hailing apps are facing a major test in Kenya—from...

Ride-hailing car drivers in Kenya have signed a deal with their service providers and the government in the latest tussle over poor pay and growing local competition. A nine-day strike by drivers ended...

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India’s biggest ride-hailing service is driving into the UK

Indian ride-hailing startup Ola is driving into new countries like there’s no tomorrow. Today (Aug. 07), the Bengaluru-based company announced it plans to launch in the UK. This comes just six months...

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