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Africa's $20 Billion E-Commerce Opportunity

1 September 2020 • By Ashley Okwuosa

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Africa's $20 Billion E-Commerce Opportunity

The pandemic shone a spotlight on African e-commerce giants like Jumia, Konga and Takealot but now there is a race to become the fashion gateway for the continent. Which specialist etailer will win?

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African E-Commerce Firm Jumia Files for IPO

13 March 2019 • By Reuters

13 March 2019 • By Reuters

The New York filing could value the company at $1.6 billion or more.

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African E-Commerce Firm Jumia Files for IPO

The New York filing could value the company at $1.6 billion or more.

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Africa's E-Commerce Giant Jumia Sets Sights on Egypt

7 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

7 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

Jumia Egypt’s Chief Executive Officer Hesham Safwat says he’s urging the government to regulate informal retailers by offering them tax incentives and cheap loans that would allow them to market their goods online.

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Africa's E-Commerce Giant Jumia Sets Sights on Egypt

Jumia Egypt’s Chief Executive Officer Hesham Safwat says he’s urging the government to regulate informal retailers by offering them tax incentives and cheap loans that would allow them to market their goods online.

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Germany's Rocket Internet Falls Back To Earth

29 June 2016 • By Reuters

29 June 2016 • By Reuters

After slower growth from Nigeria to Russia and Brazil, Rocket Internet's 2012 launched would-be African Amazon company Jumia has casted doubt on Rocket Internet's ambition to become the world's biggest Internet company outside the United States and China.

News & Analysis

Germany's Rocket Internet Falls Back To Earth

After slower growth from Nigeria to Russia and Brazil, Rocket Internet's 2012 launched would-be African Amazon company Jumia has casted doubt on Rocket Internet's ambition to become the world's biggest Internet company outside the United States and China.

Op-Ed | Internet Access Will Transform Fashion in Africa

11 June 2015 • By Fatoumata Ba, Managing Director, Jumia Nigeria

If it is sink or swim in the fashion world, then online and mobile are your life vests in Africa.

Op-Ed | Internet Access Will Transform Fashion in Africa

Logistical obstacles may still plague Africa’s fashion market, but progress in IT is already having a big impact, argues Fatoumata Ba.