[Daba Finance] Sicable, the Abidjan-based electric cable maker and Ivorian subsidiary of Italy's Prysmian Group, swung to a net loss of 221.7 million FCFA ($397,500) in the first quarter of 2026, from a profit of 211.2 million FCFA ($378,700) in the same period of 2025.

[Daba Finance] Raedbots has launched in Egypt as a local manufacturer of industrial robots, targeting growing demand for automation across factories and warehouses.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has described as "huge investment" the steel manufacturing extension and recycling plant construction of the Sethi Group of Companies operating in the country.

[New Times] Industries operating within the Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) exported processed goods worth approximately $290 million in 2025, as authorities advance expansion preparations for Phase III and Phase IV.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the manufacturing industry serves as an irreplaceable pillar in the quest to safeguard national sovereignty, realize a transformative economic vision and facilitate comprehensive employment for the citizenry.