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Tearing Down Barriers for the Growth of African Rural E-commerce 

The rise and growth of e-commerce in the world and primarily in Africa has created a lot of business opportunities,

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Business Ecommerce Report

Jumia Reports Strong Second Quarter 2019 Results

Jumia Technologies has announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Jeremy Hodara, co-CEO of Jumia, in

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Digital Ecommerce Government Internet People

Konga and Jumia Customers MAY Pay 5% VAT on Online Purchases

Customers of two of Nigeria’s biggest eCommerce platforms, Konga and Jumia may be charged 5% Value Added Tax as from

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Business Ecommerce SMEs

SMEs Repose Confidence in Jumia for Business Growth

A group of small and micro business owners across the country has said they are confident that Jumia will continue

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Nigerian Startups Lost $10m ICT Funds to Corruption Says EchoVC Partners Founder

Eghosa Omoigui is the Founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC Partners, an early-stage and growth-stage technology venture capital firm

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Africa Business Ecommerce

Jumia Debunks Fraud Allegations that Sunk its Shares

Jumia, the Africa-ecommerce company, has refuted allegations of fraud levelled against it by Citron Research’s Andrew Left. Responding to claims

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Jumia to Bring Forward the Date Announcing Q1 Report

Jumia Technologies has announced that it will release its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, before the U.S.

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Business Ecommerce Telecom

MTN Plans to Sell Half of its Shares in Jumia After Expiration of Lock-in Period

MTN Group Ltd. plans to sell at least half of its 19% ($655 million) interest in Africa Tech startup, Jumia,

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Business Ecommerce Government

Amazon Set to Close its China Marketplace in July

China has always protected its ‘own’ and this has forced international businesses to pull out. Uber has been served the

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Africa Business Ecommerce Funding

Jumia Becomes First African Startup To List Shares on NYSE

Jumia Technologies AG (“Jumia”) (NYSE: JMIA), the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, has officially announced its listing on the New York