AllAfrica News: Manufacturing

[Daba Finance] Societe Multinationale de Bitumes, the only bitumen producer in West Africa, posted a net profit of 13.1 billion FCFA ($23.4m) in 2025 -- a 50% increase -- as road construction activity across the region drove demand for its product.

[RFI] Nairobi, Kenya - Electric mobility is emerging as a key issue across the African continent, with cleaner transport high on the agenda at the Africa Forward summit, in Nairobi, organised jointly by France and Kenya. RFI met some of the pioneers of the future's electric vehicles, who are inspiring a new generation in the process.

[Vanguard] The National Chairman of the Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria, NAIP, Pharm. Bankole Ezebuilo, has called on the Federal Government to urgently strengthen support for local pharmaceutical manufacturing, warning that Nigeria's continued dependence on imported medicines poses serious risks to national healthcare security and economic stability.

[This Day] The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has identified agriculture, agro-processing, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and human capital development as pivotal drivers for Nigeria's sustainable economic expansion in 2026.

[Daba Finance] PALM Cote d'Ivoire (BRVM: PALC), the Abidjan-based palm oil producer, posted net profit of 1.6 billion FCFA ($2.9 million) in the first quarter of 2026, down 86% from 11.6 billion FCFA ($20.7 million) a year earlier, as lower volumes and weaker prices hit both revenue and margins simultaneously.