Manufacturing

Infor helps NEFC gain full visibility over East African operations

NEFC was keen to simplify its processes and gain greater control and visibility of its operations. (Image source: Infor)

Infor, NEFC Group, a UAE-based holding company that operates dealerships supplying machinery and heavy equipment for sectors including construction, power generation, automotive and agriculture in the horn of Africa, has deployed Infor M3, a powerful equipment-focused enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to help it gain greater control of its business while raising efficiency and agility

Manufacturing initiative set to unleash Africa’s renewable potential

Africa has the potential to become a global green manufacturing hub. (Image source: SEforALL)

Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the African Climate Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation, and the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA) have launched the Africa Renewable Energy Manufacturing Initiative (AREMI) to drive investment in African countries to scale up renewable energy manufacturing capabilities

Kaspersky reports distrust towards robots

One of the reasons for the lack of trust to robots is the belief that robots are prone to cyberattacks. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

While showing trust towards robots in performing ordinary tasks in logistics, transportation and cleaning, according to recent Kaspersky research, employees in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa region (META) are less willing to trust them with life critical functions

Dragonfly Aerospace launches African-manufactured satellite

Photo of EOS Sat-1 during separation from the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. (Image source: Dragonfly Aerospace)

Dragonfly Aerospace, a South African-based leading provider of Earth-observation optical payloads and satellite platforms, has launched the EOS SAT-1 as part of the Transporter-6 mission

First BioNTainer ready for African shores

Each BioNTainer is built of six ISO sized containers which allows for vaccine production in bulk. (Image source: BioNTech)

BioNTech SE has reached the next milestone in the establishment of scalable mRNA vaccine production in Africa with the construction of six ISO-sized shipping containers for the first BioNTainer

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A carmix concrete mixer at work in Namibia.

The Carmix 3.5TT is renowned for its robust performance in concrete mixing. (Image source: Carmix)

Carmix machinery to support canal reconstruction in Namibia

A close up of water cascading out of a hydropower plant.

The transaction will give TotalEnergies an interest in hydropower projects in Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

TotalEnergies expands African hydropower portfolio

Various images from the ceremony in Ghana

The project carries an estimated total cost of US$12bn. (Image source: The Republic of Ghana Presidency)

Construction begins on Ghana’s US$12bn petroleum hub

The attendees of the UIA meeting posing for a picture together.

The initiative was unveiled at a meeting at the UIA head office. (Image source: UIA)

UIA encourages local manufacturing in Kampala

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The containerised mixing plant from Lintec & Linnhoff at work on the airport construction project

The Lintec CSD2500B ensures uninterrupted operations, and its modular construction delivers cost efficiencies and easy installation. (Image source: Lintec & Linnhoff)