Historical background of Uber and their services over the years. In 2009 a company called UberCab created a platform in San Francisco where you can hail a car with your smartphone. After some years the name was changed to Uber and it became a global hailing brand. Over the years Uber has faced a lot of challenges from regulatory bodies to rivals with disgruntled drivers and cultural challenges. Uber that we all knew as a black-car transformed within years to become a phenomenon. Since its inception in 2009 the company has transformed the ride-hailing industry as it became the largest IPO in 2019 in which it is the most valuable transport company in the world. While its valuation continued to skyrocket over the years it has faced various forms of threats from the taxi industry, it has overcome internal disunity with full on scandal, scaled through resentment from both users and drivers with the ousting of its controversial former CEO Kalanick. Uber’s services have expanded around the world as it is not just a major phenomenon in the United States. The execution hasn't always gone smoothly, however, as it has faced numerous challenges abroad in its plan for global ridesharing domination. Currently Uber is running in 8 African countries with Egypt having the largest amount of drivers. As at 2017 Uber had 30,000 drivers in Egypt. As at 2018 Nigeria had 9,000 driver-partners with 267,000 active riders monthly. Uber faces stiff competition in Nigeria against Bolt which was formerly known as Taxify. In other African countries Uber has been condemned for its monopolization especially in countries like South Africa and Kenya. At the moment Uber is looking to spread their market into Ivory Coast and Senegal which are the Africa’s fastest-growing economies. Uber is currently only regulated in two Latin America countries (Brazil and Mexico). In Argentina where it isn’t regulated the government has ordered investigation in which there are claims from the Argentine government that Uber made use of personal data. Over the years Uber has tried to penetrate the India market by trying to beat the local competitor (Ola). Earlier this year, Uber left eight countries in Southeast Asia in a deal that gave the company a 27.5% stake to rival ridesharing firm Grab. In 2017, Uber had to end operations in Russia due to stiff competition from Yandex who is the largest competitor in Russia. Also in Bulgaria and Romania Uber’s app was banned due to regulation issues. In June 2015 and January 2016, European drivers made a mass protest against the app in Paris due to worries that the app is distorting competition. London-based luxury ridesharing app Wheely and Germany's Mytaxi, which operates in some German cities that Uber is banned in have over the years given Uber stiff competition.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she will not be silenced while advocating for gender equality.

The author said this on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, while receiving an award at the "Equality Now."

She said: "I was a feminist long before I knew what the word meant. Not because I read books but because I observed the world around me and saw how women were treated. Sometimes it can feel very lonely trying to prove that sexism exists, that we haven’t achieved basic equality for women around the world. Tonight is an oomph that shows me that it truly matters.

She added: "I’m going to remember this night when people tell me to shut up. I’m not going to shut the fuck up!"