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Ride-hailing app, Safari Buddy launches in Uganda
By Mark Kawalya The Ugandan ride-hailing space has registered a new entrant that promises to prioritise safety and…
NopeaRide, Kenya’s first EV taxi service, shuts down
By Mark Kawalya NopeaRide a company that offered Kenya’s first fully electric ride hailing service, is closing its…
Uber resumes operations in Tanzania
By Mark Kawalya After a nine-month government suspension of its services in April 2022, Uber resumed operations in…
Lori Systems Gets Google Funding to Expand Digital Logistics Management into Africa.
By Mark Kawalya Lori Systems, a Kenyan-headquartered e-logistics firm, has secured a $50 million African Investments Fund from…
STIMA and OneElectric to Deploy Electric Motorcycles in Kenya
By Mark Kawalya STIMA, a firm renowned for its mobility battery swapping technology, has partnered with OneElectric, the…
Medmoo gives fuel loans to Lira boda boda riders
By Mark Kawalya As Covid-19 was ravaging the country and the world in 2020, Denis Orech and two…
All About SafeCar, the Car Hailing Service from SafeBoda
By Mark Kawalya SafeBoda plans to launch a car hailing service that will be offered under the firm’s…
Kampala’s First Public Bus Network to be Operated using Optibus and SCINTL
By Mark Kawalya Tondeka Metro Company (TMC) has selected Optibus, a cloud solution for mass transport planning, rostering,…
Nigerian mobility startup Treepz expands to East Africa, acquires Ugabus
By Mark Kawalya Transport startup Treepz, which runs a platform that digitalizes and makes public transportation safer and…
Uber Enhances its Boda Drivers’ Safety Through Partnership With Driving Schools
By Mark Kawalya Uber has entered into a partnership with driving schools in Kampala in a move that…