How Africa manufactures to meet its pharmaceutical needs
Side events for the seventh Session of the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) kicked off virtually…
Manufacturing
Ethiopia inaugurates biggest edible oil factory
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today inaugurated Fibela Industrial Complex, the biggest edible oil factory in the factory covering…
New fund to save jobs in Ethiopia’s textile industry
A $6.5 million fund set up between the UK and Germany in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia…
Family Milk of Ethiopia to commence export
Family Milk, one of the top dairy product brands in Ethiopia processed by MB-PLC, is set to commence…
Ethiopia inaugurates 13th industry park in Bahir Dar
The Government of Ethiopia on Wednesday inaugurated its 13th industrial park in the capital of Amhara region, Bahir…
Exponential growth possible for Africa’s automotive industry
The development of regional value chains could see new vehicle sales increase from 1 million to 5 million…
Ethiopia set to make industrial parks more productive
BRIDGES, a new initiative financed by Mastercard Foundation is set to help Ethiopia make its industrial parks more…
AfCFTA urged to ensure level playing field for African sugar producers
The African Sugar Development Task Force (ASDTF) called on the African Continental Free Trade Area to ensure a…
Ethiopia inaugurates COVID-19 testing kits manufacturing
Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed today inaugurated coronavirus (COVID-19) test kit manufacturing factory in the capital, Addis…
Walia urges Ethiopian government to solve forex shortage
Walia Steel Industry Private Limited Company, one of the fastest growing manufacturing industry in Ethiopia, urged the Government…
Amio Engineering to commence tractor assembly
Amio Engineering Private Limited Company, which has manufacturing machinery spare parts and molds for close to two decades,…
How two former Ethiopian civil servants create 70 jobs
Founded by two dedicated entrepreneurs who decided to leave their jobs as civil servants 18 years ago, Amio…
One Purified Water boosts production nine fold
One Purified water, one of the major water bottled water brands by Mogle Bottling Water Manufacturing – the…
Ethiopia’s first electric car assembly goes operational
Marathon Motors of Olympic record holder Ethiopian athlete and investor, Athlete Haile Gebrselassie, has introduced today the first…
Cement price in Ethiopia stabilizing,says Ministry
The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Ethiopia said the price of cement has been stabilizing over the…
Ethiopia secures $122 million from industry parks
Industrial parks in Ethiopia have exported worth $122 million products during the first nine months of current Ethiopian…
Abay to boost Ethiopia’s cement by 2.5 million tons
With an investment of 8.8 million birr (about $262 million), Abay Cement Factory is set to boost Ethiopia’s…
Ethiopian Airlines embarks on ventilator production
As part of the national effort to combat COVID-19 pandemic and diversify its revenue streams, Ethiopian Airlines Group…
Coca Cola to introduce Schweppes Novida in Ethiopia
The Coca Cola company is set to introduce Schweppes Novida Pineapple in Ethiopia. The a new non-alcoholic malt…
Ethiopia lifts tax on semi-finished leather export
With the aim of boosting the production and export earnings, the Government of Ethiopia has decided to lift…
IFC invests €50 million in Ethiopia’s Habesha Beer
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, partners with Habesha Breweries Share Company…
New bottled water brand enters Ethiopia market
Goldwater, a subsidiary of Gold Group and the latest entrant in the bottled water sector announced the launch…
Classic Sugarless Coca-Cola comes to Ethiopia
The Coca-Cola Company brings the refreshing taste of classic Coca-Cola without sugar to consumers in Ethiopia. It officially…
Addis set to host Africa fashion week
The 9th annual international fashion by Hub of Africa Addis Fashion Week (HAFW) is set to take place…
Ethiopia plans to produce 483,000 tons of sugar
Ethiopian Sugar Corporation, the state agency in charge of sugar development in Ethiopia, aims to produce 483,532 tons…
Ethiopia gets first foreign leasing company
Ethio Lease, a subsidiary of Africa Asset Finance Company Inc. (AAFC), a US-headquartered equipment finance firm, enters Ethiopian…
Hong Kong company takes Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar Industry Park
Hop Lun, the Hong Kong-based textile and garment company has decided to fully take over the recently built…
Chinese to invest $500 million in industrial park in Ethiopia
By spending over $500 million investors from Kunshan, a city in Jiangsu province of China, are set to…
Africa adviced to reduce over-dependence on imported medicines
The Horn of Africa trade forum ended in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, calls on African countries to increase domestic…
Ethiopia awards Jimma Industry Park to Chinese company
The government of Ethiopia has awarded the management of the recently built state owned Jimma Industry Park to…