ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2025

8–10 Apr 2025 | Kampala, Uganda

James Obarowski

President and CEO

Zembo

Kampala, Uganda

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We build, finance, and operate Africa’s first locally built end-to-end electric mobility ecosystem for commercial 2-wheel riders.

My organisation

Zembo

Zembo

Industry & Private Sector

Kampala, Uganda

Our vision is to lead Africa's shift to electric 2-wheelers, aiming to be the top electric motorcycle provider and the primary battery swap operator across Africa. Our Offering: Electric Motorcycles built-for-Africa with a proprietary drivetrain, Seamless Battery Swapping through a growing network, Rent-to-Own Financing for commercial motorcycle riders
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About me

James is a bilingual (English-French) entrepreneur and intrapreneur with over 18 years of experience in emerging market enterprise development. He joined Zembo in 2023 and in 2024 was named President and CEO, leading the overall business.

He has extensive experience in operations, product development, tech & digital services, marketing, supply chain development, logistics and agro-industrial processing. 

In a career spanning Burkina Faso, Haiti, Benin, Kenya and Uganda James has brought transformational leadership and rapid growth to teams at Technoserve, Coca Cola, and Pula Advisors.  James holds an MBA from IE Business School and is based in Kampala.

My organisation

Our vision is to lead Africa's shift to electric 2-wheelers, aiming to be the top electric motorcycle provider and the primary battery swap operator across Africa.

Our Offering:

  • Electric Motorcycles built-for-Africa with a proprietary drivetrain

  • Seamless Battery Swapping through a growing network

  • Rent-to-Own Financing for commercial motorcycle riders

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Interests

  • Emobility

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Organisation Type

Industry & Private Sector

Speaker sessions (1)

Tuesday, 8 April 2025