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Africa has been a laggard in ecommerce for many reasons, including lack of internet access, poverty, a high rate of illiteracy, and logistical inefficiencies. Most of these problems persist but technology advances — notably smartphones — have given millions more Africans access to the internet... Read More

We've all known of Jack being a dull boy while working with no play. As we approach the 2018 World Cup season, Jumia Uganda did not leave her fans and vendor partners out of the festivities, while organizing the Jumia Cup, a football tournament bringing... Read More

We are in the middle of the year, and the World Cup is already here. It is the time of the year, or of every other four years, that soccer fans get together to celebrate the game, and watch their stars shine. Jumia Uganda is... Read More

With just a few days left to the end of this year's Jumia Mobile Week, Jumia Uganda has joined a partnership with MTN Uganda to give MTN Pulse customers exclusive discounts on Tuesdays. Dubbed the MTN Pulse Jumia Tuesdays, Pulsers are granted a 15% discount every... Read More

Jumia Uganda is pleased to launch our first White Paper. The paper presents a unique insight into key Mobile Penetration trends across Africa - and Uganda specifically; the impact mobile has on Internet penetration and mcommerce in Uganda; and the profile and behaviour of customers... Read More

As the we transition into the festive season right around the corner, Ugandans are no doubt hoarding those coins for Christmas deals when they get to buy stuff at jaw-dropping discounts. As you may very well know, the marketplace has moved house and now prominently screams... Read More

Africa Internet Group (AIG), Africa's leading e-commerce platform has officially rebranded as Jumia across the continent. Jumia has further consolidated its various companies under the one unifying brand. Companies such as HelloFood, Lamudi, Jovado, Kaymu, Vendito and EverJobs will now transact business under the Jumia moniker.... Read More

Kenya’s largest online shopping company has unveiled its much awaited Marketplace, an online platform that will allow suppliers and entrepreneurs to sell their products directly to the company’s huge customer base. Entrepreneurs will decide what to sell and at what price, upload a picture of... Read More

Many argue that Uganda is not ready for online shopping due to lack of sufficient infrastructure to support E commerce. They cite reasons like lack of a critical mass of internet users to support e-commerce, lack of integrated payment systems, poor roads and transportation network... Read More