Nigeria’s online retailer Jumia Nigeria has today officially unveiled a training school for employees hoping to become future entrepreneurs with their startup ideas to grow the SME-tech industry in Nigeria. The school, Jumia academy, is an opportunity for every Jumia staff to get the skills needed to be successful in the increasingly competitive Nigerian market. Nicolas Martin, Jumia […]
Yesterday, Rocket Internet’s vehicle marketplace Carmudi, who reached 20,000 vehicle listings in Nigeria recently, officially ‘drove into’ Saudi Arabia to extend its services to consumers in the Middle East. Founder of Carmudi Middle East, Kerem Kuyucu says, “The demographics and numbers show us that Saudi Arabia is a perfect market for automotive-related businesses. What they perhaps lack is a functional, […]
A little over 2 months after Carmudi informed TechCabal that they had hit the milestone of 10,000 car listings, they have again told us, today, that the site has now achieved 20,000 car listings. As at March, a spokesperson for Carmudi revealed that over 600 cars have been sold via the site. TechCabal has reached […]
Two leaders of e-commerce in Africa, Africa Internet Holding (AIH), Africa’s largest internet incubator and mobile service provider, MTN have today announced the beginning of a new partnership. Consequently, MTN and Jumia are now joining up to offer a comprehensive online and mobile service to MTN users in Ivory Coast. The partnership will introduce a new […]
Today, we hear that MTN has acquired one-third of Africa Internet Holding, the holding company created by Rocket Internet & Millicom in 2012. In case you didn’t know, Millicom is a telecommunications group that has interests in developing economies including South America and Africa. The investment brings the full weight the behemoth that is MTN […]