Tanzania to ban sub standard lubricant imports

Tanzania is adopting tough measures to check the the inflow of substandard lubricants into the country. Tanzania is an important market for lubricants in Africa. This was announced in the backdrop of the announcement by the Government Chemist Laboratory Agency (GCLA) that over 50 per cent of imported lubricants in the country are of inferior quality. Industry, Trade and Investment Minister Charles Mwijage said the new measures will...

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Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar woo tourists from the Arabian Gulf region

A move to strengthened destination marketing and boost tourism in the land of Kilimanjaro and spices, Destination Zanzibar returns to Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2017, through strategic alliance with Zanzibar Commission for Tourism (ZCT), Zanzibar Association of Tour Operators (ZATO), Zanzibar Association of Tourism Investors (ZATI) and Tanzania Tourism Board under the banner “Tanzania – the land of Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar & the...

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Uganda woos tourists from the Middle East

In order to boost its tourism income, Uganda is making efforts to promote its tourism industry internationally. As part of this plan, the country hosted a special stand at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai to showcase its tourism products in the Middle East markets. “Arabian Travel Market is an important event for us and helps us reach new markets in the Middle east region,” said Edwin Muzahura, Marketing Manager of...

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Kenya emerges as a popular travel destination for Middle East travellers

Kenya is increasingly its promotion activities aimed at attracting tourists from the Middle East as its tourist industry has been recovering from a slump due to recent events like kidnappings of tourists by Somali pirates and weakness in the euro-zone economy. Against such a backdrop, the United Arab Emirates presents Kenya with huge opportunity to tap tourist arrivals by virtue of its proximity that Kenya enjoys with a less than five...

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Email Database of Importers in Africa Available for Download

Email marketing in Africa has been yielding excellent results for entrepreneurs from across the world looking for buyers in the lucrative markets of Africa. By identifying potential buyers for their products in ket African markets and reaching them through targeted email campaigns has become a popular and effective way of marketing one products in the African markets. However, sourcing email database and African business directories is a...

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Pharmaceuticals Industry in Africa: Database of Importers in Africa

The pharmaceuticals industry in Africa is one of the fastest growing sectors of business in Africa. The value of Africa’s pharmaceutical industry is expected to be worth $40 billion to $65 billion by 2020 from just $14.5 billion a decade earlier. This makes Africa a prime market for multinationals and pharmaceutical companies seeking new growth markets as traditional markets stagnate. The rapid growth of the pharmaceutical industry in...

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The Pharmaceutical Industry in Kenya: Importers in Kenya

The pharmaceutical industry in Kenya is growing at a rapid pace and offers excellent opportunities for exporters and manufacturers to establish their products and services in the lucrative market for pharmaceuticals in East Africa. Kenya is currently the largest producer of pharmaceutical products in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region, supplying about 50% of the regions’ market. Kenya’s...

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Importers of Pharmaceuticals in Nigeria: Booming Business

Nigeria is one of the most promising and rapidly growing pharmaceutical markets in West Africa with more than 150 pharma formulation manufacturing facilities. The Nigerian pharma industry is growing at 13 % annually. The estimated market size is $1.8billion. In the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African
States) West Africa sub-region approximately 60% of drug manufacturing takes place in Nigeria, underlining the huge sub regional...

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Database of Pharma Importers in Africa

The research team at Africa Business Pages has compiled a valuable database of pharmaceutical companies in Africa through painstaking work across more than 20 African countries. The result is the compilation of the first ever Africa Pharmaceutical Directory which lists more than 6,500 pharmaceutical companies in Africa. This database of pharmaceutical-related companies in Africa lists wholesalers of pharmaceuticals in Africa, pharmacies in...

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A-MAP launches promotional campaign in Ethiopia to promote ASIMCO auto parts

In an effort to further increase the popularity and reach of ASIMCO auto parts in Ethiopia, Al Muqarram Auto Parts (A-MAP) has launched aggressive promotional campaign in Ethiopia. An extensive advertising and marketing campaign to promote ASIMCO automotive spare parts in the Ethiopian market has been launched by A-MAP. As a result, ASIMCO shop boards and posters are now visible across Ethiopia in auto service centers as well as spare parts...

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