On-demand apps around the world: Uber just launched one month before my workholiday in Dar es Salaam. It's 475th city who offers the service to its citizens, and of course travelers and the expat community. I saw a promotion code at one of my favorite restaurants which ironically is Ethiopian, called Addis in Dar. With the promocode for a free ride, displayed on a flyer in the 'washrooms', I had to try it! Being a sharing economy (-and on-demand) experience expert this is thrilling news: a Silicon Valley on-demand service here in Dar Es Salaam, where informal and unregulated business practices are still the local standard.
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By Samantha van den Bos