Ahmed Mahmoud, 53, an Egyptian driver working for Uber Transportation Company in Egypt checks a map on his phone on February 23, 2016 in Cairo. The use of the smartphone applications has taken off in Cairo, so much so that Uber says the Egyptian capital is one of its fastest growing markets. But not everyone is happy. Taxi drivers have been protesting against them for weeks as they lose more and more clients to the rival services. / AFP / KHALED DESOUKI / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY TONY GAMAL
CAIRO: For 32-year-old banker Hani, it was always a nightmare riding in Cairo’s battered taxis through traffic gridlock and thick exhaust fumes that sputter out of rickety vehicles.
But with the arrival of ride-hailing apps Uber and Careem, Hani now travels with ease across the vast city of 25 million – notorious for its dusty streets and polluted air.
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