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Jumia’s New Partnership Could See Drone Deliveries Across Africa

African e-commerce giant Jumia has announced today a new partnership with instant delivery service Zipline, which owns a fleet of lightweight delivery drones, to work on pioneering drone deliveries across the continent. According to the company, Jumia began testing and...

Who is Jumia Kenya’s Incoming CEO?

Africa's e-commerce giant Jumia announced last week a leadership change for its Kenyan arm. Jumia Kenya CEO Betty Mwangi, who had only been at the company for the last nine months since joining in 2021, will be replaced by Juan...

UPS Partners with Jumia to Expand its Logistics in Africa

Africa's first fintech startup, now e-commerce powerhouse Jumia and American shipping and receiving company UPS have announced a new partnership giving UPS access to Jumia’s 'last mile logistics' capabilities and infrastructure in efforts to grow its delivery services in...

Jumia Ghana inks partnership with smart locker provider Locqar

Jumia, Ghana’s leading e-commerce platform, has partnered with LocQar, a smart locker company, to bring online deliveries closer to its consumers in Ghana. This strategic partnership is aimed at ensuring that customers who order items on Jumia get to...

Jumia to Expand Food Delivery Service in Africa

Jumia is set to expand its eCommerce offering to include food delivery. According to the company's co-CEO, Sacha Poignonnec, 20% of all transactions across the Jumia platform is already made up of food and this is growing quickly. He also revealed...

Jumia and Airtel Kenya Partner to Enable Mobile Payments

Jumia and Airtel Kenya have partnered to allow consumers to complete their online payment transactions using Airtel Money. “Millions of Kenyans rely on mobile money daily to make fast payments. By expanding our payment options to include Airtel money, it...

Jumia to Introduce New Pick Up Stations in Ghana

Jumia has expanded its delivery service with the introduction of new pick-up locations across Ghana - something that the company hopes will allow customers to receive their orders faster while saving money. With over 20 pick up stations already operational...

Jumia ditches two African markets

Earlier this week, Jumia announced that it's suspending all e-commerce operations in Tanzania - this comes just two weeks after Africa's 'Amazon' revealed its exit from Cameroon - making it the second African market to lose the site in...

Jumia responds to Africa’s growing mobile market

The mobile internet sector in Africa is developing rapidly, with smartphones becoming much more affordable and growing in popularity. Jumia has taken advantage of this with a mobile app that allows an increasing number of Africans to access the...
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