Uber floats the idea of using Lagos’s waterways
Ride-hailing company looks to expand in countries in West Africa, where it is has a lower profile
27 June 2019 - 18:38
Lagos — Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies is in talks with regulators over plans to expand into two West African countries and provide a boat service in Nigerian megacity Lagos, a company executive said on Thursday.
In much of sub-Saharan Africa, there are low levels of personal car ownership, rapidly expanding populations and a lack of efficient mass transport systems in fast-growing cities...
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