Uber Retreats in Africa as Cost Comes Before Comfort and Safety

Kayode Emmanuel was parked outside the biggest hotel in Nigeria’s capital, the Transcorp Hilton Abuja, waiting for ride requests on his Uber Technologies Inc. app. When none came, he did...

By Loni Prinsloo, Antony Sguazzin and Nduka Orjinmo · Bloomberg

Kayode Emmanuel was parked outside the biggest hotel in Nigeria’s capital, the Transcorp Hilton Abuja, waiting for ride requests on his Uber Technologies Inc. app. When none came, he did what many Nigerians do when faced with patchy internet: he toggled his phone’s airplane mode off and back on.