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October 19
Tanzania: Foreign Goods' Flow Irks PM
Daily News
THE Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to conduct a study on why the local market is still flooded by imports of goods that are locally… Read more »
October 18
Kenya: Uhuru Warns Private Sector Against Sabotaging 'Buy Kenya' Agenda
Nation
President Uhuru Kenyatta has cautioned private sector players against sabotaging the government's policy to give priority to locally produced goods in State procurement. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Launches SME Capacity-Building Initiative
Namibian
THE Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme launched Namibia's capacity-building programme for the… Read more »
October 17
South Africa: Smart Phone Production to Boost SA's Manufacturing Capabilities
SAnews.gov.za
The establishment of a smart phone production plant in South Africa, signifies confidence in the country's manufacturing capabilities, Proudly South African said on Thursday. Read more »
October 15
Rwanda: Are Producers Ready to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics? [analysis]
New Times
In July this year, parliament passed a draft law prohibiting the manufacture, importation, use and sale of single-use plastics. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwandan Firms Reel From Insufficient Materials
East African
Rwandan manufacturers who relied on imported packaging materials and industrial chemicals from Uganda are now suffering a serious strain on their operations, following an… Read more »
October 14
Ghana: Machine Spare Parts, Equipment Manufacturing Centre in Kumawu, 90 Percent Complete [press release]
Ghana Govt.
The Technology Solution Centre (TSC) which is to support Government's industrialization agenda, under the Government's 1D1F initiative at Kumawu, in the Ashanti Region, is 90… Read more »
Nigeria: Suleiman Lists Conditions for Cheaper Borrowing for Manufacturing
This Day
The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Abubakar Suleiman, has highlighted some critical areas which the government must address in order to reduce the cost… Read more »
October 09
Rwanda: Mara In Talks to Sell Its Phones in Kenya, Angola, DR Congo
East African
Rwanda has become the first in Africa to produce smartphones. Read more »
October 07
Rwanda: Kagame Launches Phone Factory in Rwanda
East African
Rwandan President Paul Kagame Monday officiated the launch of Mara Phones manufacturing plant, which will make smartphones in the country. Read more »
Kenya: Renault Opens Assembly Plant in Thika
Capital FM
French Automaker Renault Trucks has opened its local assembly plant in Thika, to facilitate local assembly of its K-Range heavy-duty trucks. Read more »
October 06
Zimbabwe: Forex Crunch Threatens Fertiliser Production
Zimbabwe Standard
One of the country's leading fertiliser producers, Fertliser, Seed and Grain Zimbabwe (FSG), has warned that delays in the processing of letters of credit will derail the… Read more »
October 01
Nigeria: Nigeria to Assemble Solar Cars By 2020
Daily Trust
As Nigeria celebrates 59th Independence anniversary, an indigenous company says it is intensifying efforts to begin assembling of solar cars by 2020. Read more »
Africa: Continent Seeks to Manufacture Own Medicines
New Zimbabwe
Most African countries import between 80 and 90% of medicines making them prone to fake drugs that are allegedly dumped on the continent from manufacturers, it has been revealed. Read more »
September 30
South Africa: Clock Ticking On Comments On Proposed Automotive Hub
SAnews.gov.za
The clock is ticking for the public to make their comments into the proposed incorporation of the Tshwane automotive hub in Silverton into the OR Tambo Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Read more »
Liberia: Spotlight On Guinea for Counterfeit Medicines
Observer
The Pharmacy Board of Liberia (PBL), has put the Republic of Guinea on the spotlight for being one of the leading centers for "counterfeit medical drugs in West Africa. Read more »
September 29
Sudan: Minister of Industry - Research and consultations are important for resurgence of industries
SNA
The Minister of Industry and Trade Madani Abbas Madani has stressed the importance of industrial research and consultations in the resurgence and development of small and medium… Read more »
September 28
Ethiopia: Local Electric Motor Assembler to Begin Production
Addis Fortune
The company will use students as its labor force Read more »
September 25
Nigeria: Engage Stakeholders in Planned FX Restriction for Milk, Food, CBN Told
This Day
Public policy analysts and experts have advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure industry stakeholders are properly engaged in its plan to restrict access to forex from… Read more »
September 24
Africa: Manufacturing App Platform Tulip Raises a U.S.$39.5 Million Series B
TechCrunch
Back in 2017, Tulip raised a $13 million Series A, with help from NEA, Pitango Venture Capital and a handful of investors who were already on board for its seed round. Now the… Read more »

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