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Jumia shuts Tanzania e-commerce business in portfolio review

Managing Director Jumia Kenya Sam Chapatte during Black Friday Vendor event held in Nairobi on Friday, Oct 12, 2018. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Online retailer Jumia Technologies, dubbed “the Amazon of Africa,” said on Thursday it had shut its e-commerce business in Tanzania in a review of its portfolio.

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