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Doctor Philip Moreira, a gynaecologist and department head at Dalal Jamm Hospital, rides his electric bicycle while commuting to the hospital in Dakar, Senegal, 21 October 2024. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

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French ride-hailing app aims to reinvent taxis experience in Senegal

French ride-hailing app aims to reinvent taxis experience in Senegal

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Ridesharing spend by consumers to exceed $930bn globally by 2026

Ridesharing spend by consumers to exceed $930bn globally by 2026

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African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

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WhereIsMyTransport informally run public transport data now available

WhereIsMyTransport informally run public transport data now available

12 Oct 2017

Photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash

Akagera-MCV partnership expected to boost public transport

Donata Kiiza 6 Oct 2017

Ford, Lyft join forces to take self-driving cars mainstream

Ford, Lyft join forces to take self-driving cars mainstream

6 Oct 2017

Nigeria's GoMyWay to close

Nigeria's GoMyWay to close

Gabriella Mulligan 2 Oct 2017

Uber-Puma Fuel Card launched

Uber-Puma Fuel Card launched

11 Sep 2017

Nigeria launches 'bicycle riding' project for transportation in Abuja

Nigeria launches 'bicycle riding' project for transportation in Abuja

7 Sep 2017

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Taxi-hailing firm Little launches own virtual wallet

Annie Njanja 22 Aug 2017

Uber's main rival buys stake in Taxify

Uber's main rival buys stake in Taxify

Allan Olingo 14 Aug 2017

Photo by Rikki Chan via Unsplash

The role of cities in the next automotive revolution

Trevor Hill 7 Aug 2017

Photo by Jorge Guerrero/AFP

Every summer, Spain hosts annual exodus to North Africa

3 Aug 2017

#NewCampaign: Ever considered ditching your keys?

#NewCampaign: Ever considered ditching your keys?

Jessica Tennant 26 Jul 2017

Commercial vehicle market competition on the rise in Africa

Commercial vehicle market competition on the rise in Africa

12 Jul 2017

Nigerian rideshare app reports success

Nigerian rideshare app reports success

13 Jun 2017

A day in the life of a smart city commuter - and why it's not so far from reality

A day in the life of a smart city commuter - and why it's not so far from reality

Marcin Budka 12 Jun 2017

Posta to test bus service for SGR train passengers

Posta to test bus service for SGR train passengers

Muthoki Mumo 4 Jun 2017

A letter to boda boda riders

Bernard Tabaire 2 Jun 2017

Dar Rapid Transit Agency reopens second BRT tender

Dar Rapid Transit Agency reopens second BRT tender

Hellen Nachilong 30 May 2017

Image: Bruce Sutherland

How streets can help bridge social and spatial divides

Ilse van den Berg 26 May 2017

Image: Daily Monitor

Tanzania in need of finance for standard gauge railway

Erick Kabendera 25 May 2017

Unleashing Africa 4.0 through innovation

Unleashing Africa 4.0 through innovation

Saidah Nash Carter 24 Apr 2017

Uber: No deal breakers for doing business in sub-Saharan Africa

Jaco Maritz 21 Apr 2017

Somalia. © fotovlad via

Uber-style taxi app launched in Somalia

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Two very different responses to Uber - Kenya and South Africa

Two very different responses to Uber - Kenya and South Africa

Thando Vilakazi and Shingie Chisoro Dube 27 Mar 2017

New professional driver service launches in Nigeria

New professional driver service launches in Nigeria

27 Mar 2017

Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Hilary Joffe 16 Feb 2017

New taxi app books a ride for Ivory Coast middle class

New taxi app books a ride for Ivory Coast middle class

16 Jan 2017

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Kenya's Mondo Ride launches motorcycle service

Doreen Wainainah 5 Dec 2016

DHL acknowledges importance of customer service for African businesses

DHL acknowledges importance of customer service for African businesses

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African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

African tourism trends in the age of developing smart cities

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Uber's productive four years of economic transformation

Uber's productive four years of economic transformation

Emma Okonji 13 Oct 2017

WhereIsMyTransport informally run public transport data now available

WhereIsMyTransport informally run public transport data now available

12 Oct 2017

Photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash

Akagera-MCV partnership expected to boost public transport

Donata Kiiza 6 Oct 2017

Ford, Lyft join forces to take self-driving cars mainstream

Ford, Lyft join forces to take self-driving cars mainstream

6 Oct 2017

Nigeria's GoMyWay to close

Nigeria's GoMyWay to close

Gabriella Mulligan 2 Oct 2017

Uber-Puma Fuel Card launched

Uber-Puma Fuel Card launched

11 Sep 2017

Nigeria launches 'bicycle riding' project for transportation in Abuja

Nigeria launches 'bicycle riding' project for transportation in Abuja

7 Sep 2017

Image: mpesarates.com (Source: )

Taxi-hailing firm Little launches own virtual wallet

Annie Njanja 22 Aug 2017

Uber's main rival buys stake in Taxify

Uber's main rival buys stake in Taxify

Allan Olingo 14 Aug 2017

Photo by Rikki Chan via Unsplash

The role of cities in the next automotive revolution

Trevor Hill 7 Aug 2017

Photo by Jorge Guerrero/AFP

Every summer, Spain hosts annual exodus to North Africa

3 Aug 2017

#NewCampaign: Ever considered ditching your keys?

#NewCampaign: Ever considered ditching your keys?

Jessica Tennant 26 Jul 2017

Commercial vehicle market competition on the rise in Africa

Commercial vehicle market competition on the rise in Africa

12 Jul 2017

Nigerian rideshare app reports success

Nigerian rideshare app reports success

13 Jun 2017

A day in the life of a smart city commuter - and why it's not so far from reality

A day in the life of a smart city commuter - and why it's not so far from reality

Marcin Budka 12 Jun 2017

Posta to test bus service for SGR train passengers

Posta to test bus service for SGR train passengers

Muthoki Mumo 4 Jun 2017

A letter to boda boda riders

Bernard Tabaire 2 Jun 2017

Dar Rapid Transit Agency reopens second BRT tender

Dar Rapid Transit Agency reopens second BRT tender

Hellen Nachilong 30 May 2017

Image: Bruce Sutherland

How streets can help bridge social and spatial divides

Ilse van den Berg 26 May 2017

Image: Daily Monitor

Tanzania in need of finance for standard gauge railway

Erick Kabendera 25 May 2017

Unleashing Africa 4.0 through innovation

Unleashing Africa 4.0 through innovation

Saidah Nash Carter 24 Apr 2017

Uber: No deal breakers for doing business in sub-Saharan Africa

Jaco Maritz 21 Apr 2017

Somalia. © fotovlad via

Uber-style taxi app launched in Somalia

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Two very different responses to Uber - Kenya and South Africa

Two very different responses to Uber - Kenya and South Africa

Thando Vilakazi and Shingie Chisoro Dube 27 Mar 2017

New professional driver service launches in Nigeria

New professional driver service launches in Nigeria

27 Mar 2017

Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Africa pays for fragmented cities, study finds

Hilary Joffe 16 Feb 2017

New taxi app books a ride for Ivory Coast middle class

New taxi app books a ride for Ivory Coast middle class

16 Jan 2017

Image via on Twitter

Kenya's Mondo Ride launches motorcycle service

Doreen Wainainah 5 Dec 2016

DHL acknowledges importance of customer service for African businesses

DHL acknowledges importance of customer service for African businesses

12 Oct 2016

Dieu-Donné Gameli via - Motor taxi concept. Picture taken on the route from Larabanga to Mole National Park.

Motorcycles set to become main mode of transport in Africa

Njiraini Muchira 27 Sep 2016

Hyperloop pushes dream of low-cost futuristic transport

26 Sep 2016

Ethiopian taxi app plans relaunch

Tom Jackson 21 Sep 2016

Source: Bhekisisa Centre of Health Journalism/ Amos Gumulira

Malawi's rickshaw ambulances cycle the sick to care

Ina Skosana 12 Sep 2016

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

31 Aug 2016

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Gabriella Mulligan 11 Jul 2016

Alon Lits, general manager Uber Sub-Saharan Africa, speaking at the Dar es Salaam launch

Uber now active in Dar es Salaam

17 Jun 2016

Team Uber with the first driver-partners in Accra

Accra next to join Uber's African network

9 Jun 2016

Alon Lits, (Uber GM SSA), Loic Amado (Head Of Expansion SSA), Bertrand Nembot Launcher and some of the first driver-partners in Kampala

Uber grows African network with launch in Uganda

3 Jun 2016

#AfricaMonth: GoMyWay on the benefits of ridesharing

#AfricaMonth: GoMyWay on the benefits of ridesharing

Lauren Hartzenberg 27 May 2016