Alon Lits, Uber's general manager for sub-Saharan Africa, displays the software customers use in their mobile phones when requesting for Uber taxi services around the capital Nairobi March 9, 2016. U.S.-based Uber plans to expand in Tanzania, Uganda and Ghana this year and will focus on convincing traditional taxi drivers to work for the ride-hailing service, Lits, Uber's general manager for sub-Saharan Africa, said. REUTERS/Noor Khamis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
NAIROBI: US-based Uber plans to expand in Tanzania, Uganda and Ghana this year and will focus on convincing traditional taxi drivers to work for the ride-hailing service, Alon Lits, Uber's general manager for sub-Saharan Africa, said.
Traffic-clogged roads, high rates of urban crime and a lack of credit card are big challenges Uber faces in sub-Saharan Africa, where it operates in seven cities in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.
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