Uber ended its operations in Nigeria and Uganda on 2 September, the latest in a series of African market exits that also includes Ivory Coast and Tanzania over the past year. The company cited a strategic review of business priorities, but drivers and industry observers point to a deepening squeeze: fuel subsidies removed under Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu have sharply raised operating costs, while platform commissions of 25–30 percent leave drivers little margin to survive. The departures underscore a structural problem for ride-hailing firms across Africa — keeping fares low enough for passengers, earnings sufficient for drivers, and commissions viable for the platform simultaneously — a balance Uber managed to strike in Kenya by cutting its commission to a government-mandated 18 percent cap rather than withdrawing.