AllAfrica News: Manufacturing

Kenya: Cost of New School Desks Explained

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:13:29 GMT

[Nation] The government has explained how it arrived at the cost of desks, chairs and lockers to be supplied to primary and secondary schools amid concerns of overpricing by carpenters.

Rwanda: PAC Hearings - Factory Made Banana 'Porridge' Instead of Juice

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:15:59 GMT

[New Times] Members of the Public Accounts were shocked after hearing that a factory that was intended to make banana juice produced banana porridge instead.

Kenya: President Kenyatta Launches Sh1.9 Billion Locally Assembled School Desks Project

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:35:20 GMT

[Capital FM] President Kenyatta launches Shs 1.9bn locally assembled school desks project

Tunisia: Cement - Use of Polypropylene Bags Could Help Tunisia Save 20m Dinars in Foreign ...

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:34:24 GMT

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Replacing thirty percent of Kraft paper bags used in the packaging of cement by polypropylene bags will help Tunisia save the equivalent of 20 million dinars (MD) in foreign currency as kraft pulp imports will be cut, said Minister of Industry and Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Salah Ben Youssef.

Ethiopia: Made in Ethiopia of Circuit Boards

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:39:34 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] STEM Power team has now established 43 hands-on STEM Centers across Ethiopia enriching an entire generation of thousands of young engineers. The new generations of engineers have tested their electronics circuit designs with experimental arrangements, and now they are typically confident enough to commercialize their product ideas, according to STEM power.

Ethiopia: Greening Ethiopian Manufacturing Project Cluster Members Receive 1.9 Million Birr

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:36:03 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Some eleven Greening Ethiopian Manufacturing (GEM) Project cluster members have received 1.9 million Birr assistance today.

Tanzania: TBL Sorghum Project Transforms Lives of Kondoa Residents.

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:51:07 GMT

[Daily News] THE Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL Plc) sorghum project has become a significant initiative in transforming the lives of Kondoa residents in Dodoma Region by providing reliable markets and increased income.

Africa: Africa Flexes Its Muscles in Relations With Europe

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 17:50:22 GMT

[ECDPM] This year was supposed to be crucial for Africa-Europe relations, culminating in the sixth AU-EU Summit, scheduled for 28 and 29 October in Brussels. But then COVID-19 happened. After a long palaver, a decision was finally taken: the summit will be postponed to 2021, although a date still needs to be fixed. Geert Laporte explains why postponing may not be such a bad thing.

Angola: Vulnerable Families Sustain Industry With Plastic Waste

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:39:23 GMT

[ANGOP] Lubango -- Around 70 tonnes of plastic waste is acquired monthly by the Marplastico factory of the Marivel group, from individuals and companies in the municipality of Lubango, Huila and Namibe province, who two years ago found a livelihood for their families in the business.

Botswana: Pandemic Boosts Cleaning Chemicals Company Sales

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 07:15:49 GMT

[Botswana Daily News] Serinane -- A Serinane based company, 39 cleaning Chemicals, is enjoying its share of profits due to COVID-19 pandemic which is giving it the much-needed boost.

Botswana: Fertiliser Manufacturers Seek Govt Support

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:58:30 GMT

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, has urged the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security (MoA), to recognise Organic Fertiliser Manufacturers Botswana (OFMB)'s input and assist it to commercialise and boost its production for sustenance and improved employment opportunities.

Ethiopia: Chinese Company Embarks On Hawassa Textile Park Construction

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:13:16 GMT

[Reporter] A Chinese construction firm, SINOMA Engineering, has started constructing a new industrial park in Hawassa town, the regional capital of the newly formed Sidama regional state.

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Inaugurates Commercial Factory for Covid-19 Testing Kits

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:12:47 GMT

[ENA] Addis Abeba -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has inaugurated the factory of commercial production of Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) diagnostic testing kits both for domestic and export market.

Africa: Covid-19 Crisis Amplifies the Urgency for Economic Diversification in Africa

Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:12:53 GMT

[Africa Renewal] Africa's low level of economic diversification is a leading factor in the continent's economic fragility. Further, the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the risks of countries' over-dependence on a single natural resource such as oil.

Nigeria: Manufacturers Spent 38% Production Cost On Power in 2019

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:33:39 GMT

[Vanguard] Manufacturing companies Ounder the aegis of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) expended 38 percent of their production cost on energy in 2019, while inventory of unsold manufactured goods stood at an all time high of N402.42 billion, about 7.2 percent rise compared to N375.42 billion in 2018.

Nigeria: Unsold Goods Inventory Hit N402.4 Billion, Highest in Years - MAN

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:17:55 GMT

[Daily Trust] Lagos -- The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said the inventory of unsold finished manufactured products has risen to an all-time high of about N402.4 billion.

Nigeria: Bakers Want N283 Billion Bread Industry Rescued

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:15:55 GMT

[Daily Trust] Lagos -- Bread makers on Thursday cried out over the increasing cost of production, calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to save the industry worth over $621m (N283 billion at N383.5/$) from collapse.

Africa: Multinational Companies Account for Nearly a Fifth of Global Co2 Emissions, Researchers Say

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 13:49:15 GMT

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Emissions Coca-Cola's supply chain is almost equivalent to emissions from mainland China's food sector

Zimbabwe: Brick and Roof Tile Manufacturer Merges With Zambian Firm

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:15:15 GMT

[Zimbabwe Independent] Zimbabwe's largest clay brick and roof tile manufacturer, BETA Holdings, has merged with a Zambian company Kalulushi Clay Bricks (KCB) (Pvt) Ltd as it bids to spread its wings in the region, businessdigest has established.

Gambia: 4-Day Training of Trainers On Food Processing & Preservation Ends

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:16:35 GMT

[The Point] A four-day training of trainers on food processing and preservation ended in Mansakonko, in the Lower River Region (LRR) on 4 September 2020.