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title: "Amazon finally puts down e-commerce roots in Africa"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-finally-puts-down-e-commerce-roots-in-africa-ahp8esejk
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/amazon-finally-puts-down-e-commerce-roots-in-africa/
type: article
source: "TechCrunch"
published: 2024-05-07T10:27:59.481Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:29:02.242Z
tags: ["amazon", "ecommerce"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
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# Amazon finally puts down e-commerce roots in Africa

**[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Amazon launches Amazon.co.za in South Africa, entering the e-commerce market dominated by companies like Takealot and Massmart. The launch comes at a time of increased online shopping in the country due to the pandemic.

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