Malawi: Country to Have High End Manufacturing Company

Nyasa Times

Malawi is soon expected to have a pharmaceutical manufacturing company that specialises in manufacturing high value products following discussions of a possible investment in the… Read more »

Rwanda: Made-in-Rwanda - Has Perception About Locally Made Products Improved? [analysis]

New Times

Five years ago, John Migambi, 28, was working in the marketing department of one of the Rwandan distilleries. His job was basically to convince customers to consume the company's… Read more »

South Africa: Dti, Furniture Industry to Conduct Workshops

SAnews.gov.za

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in partnership with the South African Furniture Initiative, is set to conduct workshops with key stakeholders across the furniture… Read more »

South Africa: No Smoke Without Fire - South Africa's Illicit Cigarette Trade [analysis]

ISS

The illicit trade in tobacco, especially cigarettes, costs South Africa's economy billions of rand annually through lost tax revenue. According to the South African Revenue Service… Read more »

Nigeria: Afreximbank Seals U.S.$190 Million Deal

This Day

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a term sheet with Made In Africa Inc. (MIA), to provide the company with a $190-million facility to finance the acquisition… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Plans to Convert Idu Industrial Center to Wood Cluster

This Day

The Director General, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda, has disclosed the federal government's plans to convert the Idu… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Why the Economy Is Broken - What the Private Sector Can Do [opinion]

Zimbabwe Independent

Government has weakened itself by creating monopolies and appointing Zanu-PF officials in key positions in government departments and parastatals. The decision to do so was more… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Country Gets First Computer Plant

The Herald

Zimbabwe is now, for the first time, assembling computers and other technological gadgets locally following the establishment of Zimbabwe Technology Company (ZITCO). Read more »

Nigeria: New 'Smart Diaper' Unveiled At CES 2020

Daily Trust

A company in Miami called Smardii is developing a new smart diaper that will monitor for the presence of urine and stool to help keep both senior citizens and infants clean and… Read more »

Kenya: BRT Supplier to Set Up Local Factory

Nation

The supplier of the Mercedes Benz buses to be used for the delayed bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Kenya will set up a local assembly plant in Nairobi. Read more »

Ghana: Christians Showcase Ghanaian Fabrics During Xmas

Ghanaian Times

The Liberated Souls Ministry marked the yuletide festivities with special traditional wears at a colourful gathering, to showcase Ghanaian fabrics. Read more »

Rwanda: How the Industry Sector Evolved Over the Past Decade

New Times

The last ten years have seen a rise in the local production of goods and services. The decade was marked by the launch of goods Made-in-Rwanda. Read more »

Tanzania: Manufacturing Sector Posts 8.3% Growth

Daily News

MANUFACTURING subactivity grew by 8.3 per cent in 2018 slightly higher compared with 8.2 per cent in the previous contributed largely by the expansion of the regional markets. Read more »

Ethiopia: Abay Industrial Ventures Into Garment Industry

Addis Fortune

Abay Industrial Development S.C., the economic wing of Amhara Regional State, has set up its fourth manufacturing plant in Gonder town for 452 million Br. Read more »

Nigeria: PRODA Now Producing Pencils, Can Manufacture Industrial Machine Parts - Minister

Premium Times

The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, says Nigeria has the capacity to produce industrial machine spare parts including those of aircraft through Projects… Read more »

Nigeria: Fayemi Urges Govt to Ban Imported 'Aso-Oke' to Revive Textile Industry

Vanguard

The First Lady of Ekiti State, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has urged the Federal Government to ban imported 'Aso-Oke' fabric and revive the nation's textile industry to boost sustainable… Read more »

Ethiopia: Metec Loses One More Wing

Addis Fortune

Metals & Engineering Corporation (MetEC), the state-owned military-industrial conglomerate, lost one more department that has been working on quality assurance and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Council Puts New Product, Service Standards in Place

Addis Fortune

The National Standardisation Council approved 98 more voluntary standards for locally produced and imported products and services in three categories. Read more »

Africa: Heart and Sole [analysis]

Africa In Fact

Ethiopia's footwear marches on Read more »

Angola: Angola Assembles Telephones in 2020

ANGOP

The Angolan company Fonecom and the Chinese Xiaomi will assembles in Angola, as from 2020, 100.000 phones, announced Angolan investor Horácio Moniz. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Spends U.S.$4 Billion to Import Textiles Yearly

Vanguard

The Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA) has said the country spends $4 billion annually to import textiles and readymade cloths. Read more »