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Jumia Technologies, often dubbed the sole pan-African e-commerce "unicorn," is navigating a critical phase of its stock market history. Far from the exuberance of its 2019 IPO, the current management, is executing a strategy of survival and optimization (the "turnaround") aimed at proving the solvency of the business model against extreme macroeconomic volatility. 1. Strategic Pivot: From Growth to "Unit Economics" Analysis of the recent strategy reveals a sharp break with th

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