Jumia Food exit: How much longer can Jumia hold out in Nigeria?
The recent announcement of Jumia Food’s exit from Nigeria, its biggest market, has set alarm bells ringing among industry watchers. Dr. Fred Bongani, a former employee and founding staff, examines…
Analysis: Jumia Kenya losses trigger bad omen for Africa e-commerce
By Mildred Kibaki Africa is touted as the next frontier in global ecommerce on account of its growing youth population. But with serial losses being recorded by some of the…
Jumia caught in alleged Nokia phones cloning scandal as CEOs resign
Jumia, one of the top e-commerce giants in Africa, may have run into yet another storm, this time, with Nokia, the Finland headquartered phone maker, alleging that Jumia was involved…
Jobs at Amazon: e-Commerce giant now recruiting for Nigeria operations
Ahead of its launch for operations in Nigeria by April 2023, Amazon, the American e-commerce giant, is head-hunting for qualified persons to fill vacant positions in Nigeria and add to…
Jumia, Konga strategies techpreneurs must avoid to survive, by Dr. E. O. Stevenson
E-commerce in Nigeria has often been touted as a difficult terrain and not for the faint-hearted. This position is backed up by concrete facts and verifiable evidence, especially when one…
At last, Zinox clears air on Jumia acquisition; market expansion
While there may been some substance to the rumoured acquisition of pan-African e-commerce brand, Jumia by Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading tech conglomerate, the Zinox Group and to possibly merge it with…
Jumia shares surge on rumours of Zinox acquisition
May 16, 2022 Speculations of a potential takeover of pan-African e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies by the Zinox Group, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading tech conglomerate, has seen shares of the e-commerce giant…
E-commerce shocker: Zinox may acquire Jumia
May 13, 2022 Jumia, one of the major e-commerce players in the African market, appears to be battling severe headwinds after its share price – which once traded at record…
Flutterwave and Jumia: Red-flagging African tech startups in the global market
Bola Oduntan The latest report of insider trading and other allegations of operational scandals at Flutterwave echoes similar unethical deals that haunted Jumia shortly after its listing at the New…
Amazon will discover e-Commerce in Africa not a tea party
March 28, 2022 Feelers indicate that Amazon may now be ready to explore what the continent has to offer on the e-commerce front but the nous and experience of indigenous…