May 20
Kenya: Woman Creates Biodegradable Pads From Agricultural Waste
VOA
Most sanitary pads available for African women and girls are relatively expensive and classified as single-use plastics, which means some take hundreds of years to decompose. To… Read more »
May 19
Tanzania: TBs - Stop Importing Harmful Products
Daily News
TANZANIA Bureau of Standards (TBS) Director General Dr Yusuf Ngenya ordered traders to refrain from importing, manufacturing, distributing and selling harmful cosmetics to the… Read more »
Uganda: We Won't Increase Beer Prices, Says Nile Breweries
Nile Post
Nile Breweries Limited has said they will not be increasing beer prices despite a global increase in prices of almost all commodities. Read more »
May 18
Tanzania: TBs Urged to Use Accreditation Certificate Effectively
Daily News
DEPUTY Minister for Industries, Trade and Investment, Dr Exaud Kigahe has underscored the need for the Tanzania Bureau of Standard (TB) to maximize the use of the accreditation… Read more »
May 13
Nigeria: Manufacturers Ask Govt for Special Intervention Fund to Boost Local Production
This Day
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), yesterday, called on the federal government to set up a special intervention fund for them to facilitate access to foreign exchange. Read more »
Nigeria: 117,000 Jobs Lost in Nigeria's Textile Industry in 26 Years - Textile Association
This Day
The Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA) has revealed that over 117,000 jobs in the nation's textile industry have been lost in the past 26 years. According to the… Read more »
May 12
Rwanda: 3D Printing Machines to Be Assembled in Rwanda
New Times
3D printing machines are expected to start being assembled in Rwanda in the next six months, according to Danny Bizimana, Country Manager of Fablab Rwanda, a local innovation hub. Read more »
May 11
Ethiopia: Ministry Tells Cement Factories to Exclude Agents From Transaction Chain
Addis Standard
The Ministry of Industry directed cement factories to exclude agents from the market network and sell the product directly, reports said. In a letter dispatched to 10 cement… Read more »
May 10
Africa: Making Covid Vaccines on the Continent - Advances and Sustainability Issues [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The history of vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa dates back to 1881, when Egypt's Vacsera company was established. Before the COVID pandemic was declared, there were eight… Read more »
Rwanda: Govt Searches for Investors to Transform Sand Into Glasses
New Times
There are investment opportunities in the local production of glasses that are used to make windows, drinking containers, and other products. Read more »
May 06
Rwanda: Rwanda Secures EU Funding for Vaccine Production
New Times
Rwanda, through the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has secured a €7million (approximately Rwf7.7billion) deal with the European Union, through the Belgian Cooperation Agency… Read more »
Angola: Textile Industry Opens Up Investment Opportunity in Cotton Production
ANGOP
The national director of Industry, César Augusto Cruz, called on producers for the need to re-launch the value chain of cotton production. Read more »
May 04
Africa: South Africa Urges Africa's First Covid-19 Vaccine Plant to Keep Its Doors Open
VOA
South African health officials are urging COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Aspen to keep its plant in the Eastern Cape province open. This follows a Reuters article quoting Aspen's… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Healthcare Federation Lauds Govt on Moderna Manufacturing Facility Deal
Capital FM
Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF), the Health Sector Board of Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), has lauded the government, for securing the deal for Moderna to set up a $500… Read more »
May 03
Tanzania: Improve Processing, Packaging of Products, Local Entrepreneurs Told
Daily News
SMALL entrepreneurs in the country have been challenged to keep on improving quality of processing and packaging their products so that they effectively penetrate the East African… Read more »
April 29
Zimbabwe: Innscor Reports Strong Growth Across Manufacturing Divisions
The Herald
Innscor Africa reported volume growth across all core manufacturing business units in the third quarter ended March 31, 2022 despite challenges presented by resurgent inflationary… Read more »
April 28
Tanzania: Value of Manufactured Goods Up By 22pc
Daily News
THE value of manufactured goods grew by 22.3 per cent to 3.64tri/- in the quarter ending December last year, compared to 2.97tri registered in the corresponding period in 2020. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Association of Manufacturers Advertises CEO Position as Wakiaga Resigns
Capital FM
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) is seeking to appoint a new Chief Executive to replace Phyllis Wakiaga who is set to exit the office in June. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Innscor Records Growth in Manufacturing
New Zimbabwe
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April 25
Nigeria: Tomato Jos in the Business to Win and That's it - Mira Mehta to Investors
allAfrica
Visit Prosper Africa to access U.S. Government trade and investment support and browse the Virtual Deal Room with curated investment opportunities, including companies like Tomato… Read more »
Africa: Continent Faces Hard Knocks As Rich Countries Take Manufacturing Back Home [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The global economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February this year has intensified the risk of declining… Read more »
April 24
Sudan: Cotton Gin Inferno - Sudan's El Gezira State Counts the Cost
Dabanga
At least 9,000 100-kg (quintal) bales of cotton were lost during an extensive fire that broke out in a cotton gin in El Marangan industrial area in El Gezira on Friday, that took… Read more »
April 21
Uganda: Kombucha Manufactures Asked to Adhere to Health Standards
Nile Post
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has urged all Kombucha manufacturers to adhere to health standards in addition to other relevant Ugandan standards that govern the… Read more »
April 20
Gambia: TGSB Meets Cement Stakeholders On Conformity, Standards
The Point
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB) last Tuesday engaged stakeholders in the cement business in ensuring conformity and standards in cement products at a ceremony held at Senegambia… Read more »
April 16
West Africa: Vaccine Production - West African Scientists Converge in Ghana April 20
This Day
Medical Laboratory and Research Scientists from across West Africa will on April 20 converge in Accra, Ghanaian to deliberate on how West Africa can build needed local capacity for… Read more »
