Search

Volkswagen to Launch Ride-Hailing Service in Ghana as Regional Expansion Accelerates

© Unsplash
  • Digital mobility model to create jobs, strengthen AfCFTA-aligned infrastructure
  • New West Africa parts hub and hybrid rollout planned amid EV and fuel quality concerns

Accra, Ghana – Volkswagen Group Africa is set to introduce its $2-per-ride smart mobility service in Ghana, expanding its digital transport model first piloted in Rwanda. The move, which Chairperson and Managing Director Martina Biene says will drive job creation and regional integration, marks a major step in Volkswagen’s long-term strategy to anchor itself more deeply across West Africa.

Recent Business

French president Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan leader William Ruto at the Africa Forward Summit. Photo @William Ruto/Facebook
Can France and Kenya sell Africa’s first-loss financing model to the G7?
Read More »
Nigeria President Bola Tinubu. Photo @Bola Tinubu/Facebook
Why Nigeria’s first ratings upgrade since 2012 tests Tinubu’s painful reform gamble
Read More »
French President Emmanuel Macron in Africa recently. Photo @Emmanuel Macron/Facebook
Will France’s €23bn Africa pledge finally deliver beyond summit diplomacy?
Read More »

Recent Politics

French President Emmanuel Macron in Africa recently. Photo @Emmanuel Macron/Facebook
Will France’s €23bn Africa pledge finally deliver beyond summit diplomacy?
Read More »
Uganda opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine. Photo: National Unity Platform/Facebook
What shapes the politics of Bobi Wine, Uganda’s “Ghetto President”
Read More »
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts the G20 Summit. Photo: G20 Summit Flickr
Why South Africans are far less tolerant of migrants than before
Read More »

Latest Posts

Latest news insights