Jumia to close down food delivery business

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A Jumia rider delivers food to customers using his bicycle on July 8, 2022. FILE PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

E-commerce platform Jumia has announced plans to shut down its food delivery business in all the seven African markets it operates in including Kenya by the end of this month, citing unfavourable conditions.

In a statement on Thursday, Jumia which runs the food delivery business in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and the Ivory Coast, said employees currently attached to the venture will transition to durable consumer goods business.

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