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Uber Is Leaving Nigeria and Uganda. But How Did It Take Over Africa in the First Place?Uber is leaving Nigeria and Uganda after 13 years in Africa. But how did one Johannesburg ride become a billion African trips and transform how millions move across the continent?
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