打车应用Uber宣布立即退出尼日利亚和乌干达两个主要非洲市场1。此决定将使当地数千名司机面临生计困难，他们已长期在高额佣金、燃油成本上升、通货膨胀和货币贬值的重压下运营1。根据经济学家的分析，Uber以美元计价其成本，但却以贬值的本地货币获取收入，这使得业务模式无法维持可持续运营1。
此次撤离后，Uber在非洲仅保留埃及、加纳、肯尼亚和南非四个国家的业务1。在尼日利亚，Uber已运营超过十年，此番退出标志着其在该市场的完全退场1。过去一年内，Uber还关闭了象牙海岸和坦桑尼亚的业务1，全球员工进行了10%的裁员1。
司机的困境凸显了当地经济环境的严峻。以尼日利亚首都阿布贾为例，一笔3万奈拉（约20欧元）的机场车费中，Uber要扣除6000奈拉作为佣金，这相当于20-25%的车费比例1。尼日利亚年度网约车市场估值约4.5亿美元1，但司机们的实际收入因持续的双位数通货膨胀而大幅缩水1。在这片市场空白中，Bolt、inDrive和SafeBoda等竞争对手仍在运营1。
Uber has announced its withdrawal from Nigeria and Uganda, effective immediately, marking a significant retreat from two of its largest African markets 1. The departure comes after more than a decade of operations in Nigeria and follows the company's earlier exits from Ivory Coast and Tanzania within the past year 1.
The withdrawal leaves thousands of drivers facing financial hardship in both countries 1. Drivers have long struggled with Uber's commission structure, which takes between 20 and 25 percent of each fare 1. In Nigeria's capital, Abuja, for example, a single airport ride costing 30,000 naira—approximately 20 euros—results in Uber extracting 6,000 naira in commissions 1. These pressures have been compounded by rising fuel costs, double-digit inflation, and currency depreciation in both markets 1. According to economists, Uber's cost structure cannot sustain operations because the company prices its services in U.S. dollars while collecting driver income in weakening local currencies like the Nigerian naira 1.
Following these exits, Uber will maintain operations in only four African countries: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa 1. The company has also reduced its global workforce by 10 percent as part of broader restructuring efforts 1. The Nigerian ride-hailing market alone was valued at approximately 450 million dollars annually, and Uber's departure leaves space for competitors including Bolt, inDrive, and SafeBoda 1.
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