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Mobility & Platforms

Ride-hailing, delivery, apps: the models imported whole, and the ones still standing.

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Three Platforms Licensed. One Left Standing.
Mobility & Platforms · 9 Oct 2026

Three Platforms Licensed. One Left Standing.

In January 2025, Côte d'Ivoire licensed Uber, Yango and Heetch. Twenty-one months later, two have gone. What Abidjan's ride-hailing market teaches anyone arriving with an imported model, and why a market with one head is good news for nobody.

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