German ecommerce powerhouse Rocket Internet has been accused of anti-competitive behaviour in Nigeria by its main rival Konga.
Konga has accused the group, which operates Konga's main rival Jumia in the country, of taking action to 'stifle the growth of Konga.com', according to a report on VentureBurn.com.
Rocket is alleged to have acquired 11 domain names relating to Konga across the African continent in an apparent attempt to hem the business into Nigeria.
VentureBurn.com lists Konga.cd, Konga.cm, Konga.ly, Konga.ma, Konga.mu, Konga.mw, Konga.na, Konga.sc, Konga.sh, Konga.co.ke and Konga.co.za.
Konga, which has also in return registered Jumai.com - an obvious misspelling of Jumia which reflects internet traffic to Konga.com - plans to take Rocket to court over the issue.
Konga also has big backers and counts South African media company Naspers among its investors.
VentureBurn says Rocket has 13 ecommerce firms operating across Africa through Africa Internet Holdings - including Jumia, Kaymu and Zando.
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