Jumia launches 8th Anniversary campaign to support sellers

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya’s leading e-Commerce platform Jumia will mark its 8th Anniversary by celebrating consumers and communities through tailored campaigns in the e...

African brands’ ranking falls to an all-time low

By Kepha Muiruri,

African brands rank on the continent fell to an all-time low as the admiration for continent based companies continue to take a dent from the competit...

Brand Africa

Jumia cuts costs, hopes for lockdown boost

By Reuters,

Jumia Technologies reported an almost 7 percent fall in first quarter revenue due to supply chain disruptions, particularly in China. the strugglin...

e-commerce , JUmia

KEPSA, Jumia launch digital commerce program to support Kenyan businesses during COVID-19

By Citizen,

Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) in partnership with Jumia are set to help digitize businesses to help them grow their digital sales and save job...

Twiga & Jumia ink deal to cut price of fresh produce by 50%

By Citizen Reporter,

Twiga Foods has signed a distribution deal with Jumia to deliver fresh and processed food to the homes of consumers. Also Read: Mercy Wanjau, Peter...

JUmia , twiga

Jumia donates 100,000 masks to support coronavirus fight in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

Leading e-Commerce platform Jumia has donated 100,000 masks to the Ministry of Health to support community health workers, who are on the front line r...

JUmia

Posta and Jumia team up to make essential goods more affordable countrywide

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Postal Corporation of Kenya has partnered with Jumia to offer a discount on delivery fee for customers. All customers will only pay Ksh.100 + VAT (...

Kenya breweries revamps liqueur category with new Baileys delight

By Sponsored,

Kenya Breweries Limited on Thursday launched Baileys Delight. It is a delicious liquid that blends cream and the luscious taste of African honey to of...

Kenya Breweries Limited

Jumia Food to shut down Rwanda operations

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Jumia Food plans to close down its Rwanda operation. In a statement, the retailer argues that they had to consolidate their resources to areas and ...

Jumia Food

Bizarre Jumia orders butt of jokes for Kenyan customers

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Jumia, an online retailer, was on Wednesday the subject of anger and mockery online after an incident allegedly involving a Kenyan customer. The cu...

JUmia

Jumia shuts down operations in Tanzania

By Girlie Kendi,

Jumia, the largest e-commerce operator in Africa, shut down its operations in Tanzania just a week after a similar move in Cameroon. Jumia cited th...

JUmia , Tanzania

Infinix launches latest sensation; the Infinix S5

By Citizen Reporter,

Giant cell phone manufacturer Infinix has today pushed to the market their latest magic ball, Infinix S5. This latest sleek outfit that comes in ...

infinix

Royal Media Services among top 100 best companies to work for in Kenya

By Ian Omondi,

Royal Media Services (RMS) is one of the best companies to work for in Kenya, according to a new report released on Wednesday by Brighter Monday. T...

brighter monday , Royal Media Services , Safaricom

TECNO sponsors first China-Africa Mobile Internet Economy Summit

By Sponsored,

The first China-Africa Mobile Internet Economy Summit (CAMIES) was held in Nairobi from Tuesday, October 15 to 16. The summit brought together more...

Mobile Internet Economy Summit , Tecno

Housing Finance is 2nd African company to set up WhatsApp banking

By Faizal Ahmed,

Housing Finance has launched a WhatsApp banking solution that offers customised mobile services to its customers. It becomes the second company in ...

Housing Finance , Mobile Banking , whatsapp

Digital market space to create over 3 million job in Africa – Report

By Sherlyne Anyango,

The digital market space could create over 3 million new jobs in Africa over the next six years. This is according to a new report released on Thursd...

African Development Bank , Boston Consulting Group , Digital market space

AI based jobs start-up acquires Ksh. 201 million

By Kepha Muiruri,

Nairobi based HR-Tech company Shortlist East Africa (EA) has received an additional Ksh. 201 million (USD 2 million) in venture capital to further its...

Ariane Fisher , artificial intelligence , Blue Haven Ventures , Lauren Cochran , Shortlist East Africa

Africa Sokoni eyes brick & mortar stores to further reach

By Kepha Muiruri,

Online e-commerce operator Africa Sokoni has disclosed plans to set up a physical presence in a move to deepen the firm’s reach to prospective custo...

Africa Sokoni , Ebrima Fatty

UNCTAD pushes for increased e-commerce use

By Mumbi Warui,

E Commerce holds the key to expanding intra Africa trade on the continent. According to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...

Alibaba , e-commerce , intra-Africa trade , JUmia , legislation , Masoko , Mukhisa Kituyi , policy , trade imbalance , UNCTAD

Grand launch as Infinix unveils Note 5 phone in Dubai

By Wangui Ngechu,

Infinix in partnership with Google, has unveiled their newest device; the Infinix note 5, for the Kenyan market. A colorful event saw top telecommu...

infinix , Infinix global boss Benjamin Jiang , Infinix note 5 , JUmia