Nigerian Uber and Bolt drivers demand a greater cut of ride-hailing companies’ estimated ₦36 billion annual revenue

Nigerian drivers working for Uber and Bolt are demanding a reduction in commission rates, arguing that the current 25% cut is unsustainable given rising operational costs.

BasiGo secures $41.5M to drive Electric Bus expansion in Kenya and Rwanda

BasiGo Kenya, has successfully raised $41.5 million in Series A equity and debt funding.

Ride-hailing, but for travel. Uber targets tourism in new drive

The expansion extends beyond Europe. In Greece, it is expanding its Uber Boat service from Mykonos to Athens, Corfu, and Santorini. Visitors can book rides to beach clubs and lesser-known destinations, capitalizing on seasonal peaks in tourism, part of a broader goal to become a one-stop shop for tourists.

Ride-hailing war escalates as South African and Nigerian ride-hailing drivers receive prank orders

Nigeria and South African riders on platforms like Uber and Bolt are intentionally cancelling rides after drivers have arrived at pickup locations leading to a waste of resources.

Ride drivers in Kenya commence five-day protest over Uber and Bolt’s non-implementation of 18% commission.

Kenyan Ride-hailing drivers have resorted to public protests over commission rates demanding that the government limit Uber and Bolt’s service fees

inDrive avoids ban in Nigeria’s capital, secures licence

inDrive started offering rides in Abuja in March 2023 and quickly became popular, with users averaging 212 rides each in the first few months. 

Exclusive: Nigeria’s first women-only ride-hailing app, HerRyde, “hibernates” after a year

After a year of operation in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja, HerRyde, a women-only ride-hailing platform has “hibernated” to re-strategise and source for funding ahead of a near re-launch.

Inside Alma Asinobi’s plan to get Africans to travel the world via Kaijego

Alma Asinobi talks about her travel motivation, experiences, Kaijego and why people should travel more.

Mobility fintech Moove raises $8 million to expand its fleet in Ghana

The funding will be used to bolster Moove’s expanding vehicle fleet in Ghana

Shuttlers secures $4M to drive its shared-mobility offering in Nigeria

Nigerian shared-mobility startup, Shuttlers has raised $4 million in equity funding to expand its offering across the country. The funding round was led by Verod-Kepple.

Uber wants to roll out EVs in Africa, but it needs the government

Three years ago, Uber disclosed its plan to be a zero-emission platform by 2040, a commitment that is worth about $800 million, according to Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber's CEO.

Starting from Kenya, BuuPass is digitising ticketing for Africa’s mobility sector

In 2016, two Kenya-based entrepreneurs—Sonia Kabra and Wycliffe Omondi—set out to digitise this sector by providing operators with a bus management system (BMS) for managing their operations, inventory and sales.