Both OX Delivers and Wahu Mobility have a shared mission to transform Africa’s fragmented and unreliable transport system which is currently dominated by expensive polluting vehicles. With OX Delivers’ purpose-built electric truck and Wahu Mobility’s electric bike, the first of its kind in Ghana, both companies are coming together to encourage businesses and communities to make the switch from petrol and diesel to electric.

By leveraging complementary strengths, the new partnership creates a powerful platform for both companies to deepen market insight across Africa, broaden their product portfolios and unlock new avenues for funding and sustainable growth in the future.

The MOU, signed during the recent Intra-Africa Trade Fair in Algeria, will explore how both companies can collaborate and deliver:

• Technology development, and partnership
• Manufacturing partnership
• OX Delivers market entry into Ghana
• Exploring beyond EVs for delivery to the use case of EVs for agriculture

Simon Davis, CEO and Co-Founder of OX Delivers, said: "We are pleased to sign the MOU with Wahu Mobility. They bring deep local market expertise that will be instrumental in accelerating our growth plans in new markets. Together, we’re unlocking unparalleled opportunities in transport-as-a-service, combining innovation, scale and customer focus to reshape mobility for the future."

Valerie Labi, Co-Founder & CEO of Wahu, said: “We’re delighted to partner with OX Delivers to advance clean, accessible transport solutions across West Africa. Their deep experience in transport-as-a-service, particularly in Rwanda, offers invaluable insight that will help shape future local initiatives to empower both businesses and communities in the future. We’re keen to see how OX Delivers can offer us a route to opening up new revenue streams, for example using EVs in agriculture.” 

OX Delivers is breaking down existing trade barriers and paving the way for economic transformation in the Global South with its complete transport and trade solution. The ecosystem is supported by purpose-built technology which provides entrepreneurs with the end-to-end infrastructure they need to trade reliably and prosperously.

Using OX Delivers’ service, customers can transport their goods to market faster, safer and more efficiently, which means that their financial returns increase significantly. Previously, customers used to spend days transporting their goods to market via bus, bicycle and on foot each week. Today, using the OX Delivers service, they simply book the space they need on the truck and their goods are collected, and transported to market in just a few hours. A huge improvement in efficiency which means more sales and increased productivity.

Since the launch of its pilot operation in Rwanda in 2021, OX has seen strong demand and is now supporting more than 5000 customers, many of whom are smallholder farmers and traders, with 80% of orders coming from repeat customers. 

Wahu Mobility brings scalable manufacturing capacity, and an established base of connected electric bikes designed for Africa’s unique road and economic conditions. Wahu's flagship product is its locally designed and produced Wahu e-bike. To ensure financial accessibility for last-mile delivery riders, the company offers a flexible ‘ride-to-own’ payment scheme; this empowering approach transforms ‘gig workers’ into resilient mobility entrepreneurs.

Beyond its vehicles, Wahu has built a comprehensive ecosystem of services that supports its customers throughout their ownership journey. This includes essential services like access to mobility jobs, maintenance, and insurance, as well as access to aggregated charging infrastructure. The new Wahu Hero App serves as a digital platform, enabling customers to conveniently manage all aspects of their vehicle ownership. Wahu also has successful partnerships with some of Africa's largest mobility marketplaces, Bolt, Yango and Uber providing a plug and play electric fleet.

With this MOU, OX Delivers and Wahu Mobility will continue to scale their businesses across Africa, targeting the goods transport industry worth $280 billion as well as three billion people in the Global South without access to affordable, sustainable transport.

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