Nigeria Uses Drones For Delivery

Nigerian-based medical logistics startup, LifeBank will be adding drone delivery to its methods of transportation. The company is the first African-led company to implement Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) flights for healthcare logistics. Unlike Visual Line Of Sight (VLOS) flights where the pilot has to see their unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones at every time, for BVLOS, drones can go beyond the sight of the pilot without human...

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Uganda Starts Manufacturing Mobile Phones

The Ugandan government recently launched a mobile phone and computer manufacturing plant in the Namanve Industrial Park. Heralded as a turning point in positive foreign direct investment, this move would also drastically reduce the cost of importation of technology and ensure job creation opportunities for Ugandans. The factory built by Chinese Electronics firm ENGO Holdings Limited will produce 2,000 mobile phones, 1,500 Smart phones and 800...

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Ethiopia to export water to UK

Garanba Bottling, a subsidiary of B&C Aluminum Plc that bottles South Spring Water in Ethiopia, has signed a deal with a UK-based company to export US$1m worth of bottled water to the United Kingdom. Garanba Bottling was established with an investment of US$12.5million in Aregobena Wereda of Sidama Zone. It operates with 310 employees and has the capacity to produce 16,000 bottles of water an hour. According to media reports,...

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Tanzania among top 10 fastest-growing economies

Tanzania has earned the distinction of being among the world's 10 fastest-growing economies. The east African nation grew at the rate of 6.8 per cent, according to the 2020 African Economic Outlook report. Other five African countries that have been making impressive growths are Rwanda (8.7 per cent), Ethiopia (7.4 per cent), Côte d'Ivoire (7.4 per cent), Ghana (7.1 per cent) and Benin 6.7 per cent. Not only did Tanzania...

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Kenyan food manufacturer Ariel Foods expands in West Africa

Ariel Foods, a renowned Kenyan therapeutic foods manufacturer famous for its food supplements for malnourished people worldwide is expandeding its operations in West Africa through its base in Nigeria seeking. The food company aims to tap into the wider West African market through its operations in Nigeria. Insta’s therapeutic foods are a high calorie combination of peanut paste, sugar, oil and milk powder which is fortified with 23...

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Africa Email Marketing Lists | Email List of Importers in Africa

Email marketing lists of companies in Africa is now available at Africa Business Pages for those who are looking for a database of email database to conduct email marketing in Africa. Email marketing lists for Africa are in big demand specially for companies that are seeking to export to Africa and looking for a list email marketing list of importers in Africa in oder to improve their sales in the African markets. The Africa Business...

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Ethiopian Airlines Plans To Build New Airport

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will start constructing a new $5 billion airport later this year, its as the rapidly-expanding carrier outgrows capacity at its current base in Addis Ababa. The airport, which will cover an area of 35 square km, will be built in Bishoftu, a town 39 km south east of the capital, and have the capacity to handle 100 million passengers a year.  Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa has a...

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Africa: The Business Hub of the Future

With 54 countries, Africa is a large continent with tremendous economic growth, investment, and rapidly rising living standards. Today Africa offers a host of opportunities for entrepreneurs and businesses across the world as it marches towards a better economic future. All across the African markets, national and regional economies are steadily accelerating their growth and attracting foreign investors from all across the world. This drastic...

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Exports from Dubai to Africa Grow

Dubai has emerged as one of the leading supplier of goods and all kinds of consumer products to Africa. Shipping lines plying the Dubai-Africa route are experiencing a welcome rise in business with the coming of African bulk buyers during the last decade. Among the major destinations of UAE exports are Nigeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Gabon, Ghana and the Ivory Coast in West Africa, and Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya in East Africa. On an average,...

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Why China Dominates the African Markets

Chinese goods have been gaining increasing popularity in the African markets and Chinese companies are exporting in huge quantities of a wide variety of products directly into many African countries. In the last few years, China's trade with Africa has been growing with leaps and bounds, as has Chinese investments into several African nations. In 2018, China-Africa trade reached US$204.2 billion, up 20 percent year-on-year, and...

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