Jumia goes Public on NYSE

African e-commerce giant Jumia listed on New York Stock Exchange on Friday, opening at $18.95 (NYSE: $JMIA), according to NYSE on Twitter.

With the public offering, Jumia becomes the first African startup to list on a major global exchange.

And @Jumia_Group is officially trading on the NYSE, opening at $18.95 (NYSE: $JMIA) pic.twitter.com/cRySKlimde

— NYSE 🏛 (@NYSE) April 12, 2019

Jumia is the leading pan-African e-commerce platform active in 14 countries, connecting sellers with consumers. Today @Jumia_Group makes history as the 1st African tech startup to ever go public (NYSE: $JMIA) pic.twitter.com/c7Kzbx6y37

— NYSE 🏛 (@NYSE) April 12, 2019

To honour the occasion, Juliet Anammah, Jumia Nigeria CEO rang the NYSE opening bell.

Today, @Jumia_Group celebrates their recent listing on the NYSE https://t.co/oq5vyFS76f

— NYSE 🏛 (@NYSE) April 12, 2019

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