Research suggests a shift to electric mobility is technically and economically feasible.
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Moto-taxi drivers remain informal workers in an unprotected labour market, while companies chase profits.
Motorcycle ride-hailing taxis have been hailed as a major boon for African cities. But they also present new risks of their own making.
Uganda has 1.4 million petrol-fuelled motorbikes in its public transport system that all need to go electric to reduce global warming and air pollution.
Among Uganda’s motorbike taxi drivers, being able to drive fast – despite its dangers – is viewed as a status symbol.
Workers’ power is being recast as precarious workers in Africa experiment with new ways of organising in the digital age
The entire transport sector in Kenya is extremely chaotic and in need of urgent policy and legal interventions.
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