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03-18-2014, 03:31 PM
The African Version of Amazon Will Emerge From Nigeria
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When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos an**unced (http://mashable.com/2013/12/01/amazon-unveils-flying-robot-delivery-drones/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) the company's plans for 30-minute delivery drones with Amazon Prime Air in December, it became clear that ecommerce has exciting days ahead.
But Amazon (http://mashable.com/category/amazon/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) isn't the only company ramping up digital business, **r is the U.S. the only region in the game. In fact, Africa may have already stolen a march on personal delivery from the air, and Nigeria — specifically the rapidly growing city of Lagos — may produce the next great ecommerce company
See also: 20 Important African Startups to Watch (http://mashable.com/2013/06/06/african-startups/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Africa's tech space, which has been defined and accelerated by the mobile phone, is undoubtedly growing as investors scramble toward the continent. Various African countries have leapfrogged fixed-line Internet because of the ubiquity of cellphones and their networks, and entrepreneurs will likely tackle transportation in a similar way. Why build roads to inaccessible places when the air is a better and increasingly cheaper option? Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/18/nigeria-ecommerce-drones/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos an**unced (http://mashable.com/2013/12/01/amazon-unveils-flying-robot-delivery-drones/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) the company's plans for 30-minute delivery drones with Amazon Prime Air in December, it became clear that ecommerce has exciting days ahead.
But Amazon (http://mashable.com/category/amazon/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) isn't the only company ramping up digital business, **r is the U.S. the only region in the game. In fact, Africa may have already stolen a march on personal delivery from the air, and Nigeria — specifically the rapidly growing city of Lagos — may produce the next great ecommerce company
See also: 20 Important African Startups to Watch (http://mashable.com/2013/06/06/african-startups/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Africa's tech space, which has been defined and accelerated by the mobile phone, is undoubtedly growing as investors scramble toward the continent. Various African countries have leapfrogged fixed-line Internet because of the ubiquity of cellphones and their networks, and entrepreneurs will likely tackle transportation in a similar way. Why build roads to inaccessible places when the air is a better and increasingly cheaper option? Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/18/nigeria-ecommerce-drones/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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