Lagos, Nigeria, June 21, 2020/ — President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has said that despite the challenging economic situation in 2019, Dangote Cement was able to sustain 54,000 jobs in four African countries, where the company operates.
Category: Manufacturing
Dangote Boosts Economic Diversification with Maiden Clinker Shipment
Lagos, Nigeria, June 15, 2020/ — To reaffirm its status as the biggest cement producer in Africa, Dangote Cement has set the pace with the exportation of 27,800 metric tonnes of clinker to a neighbouring African country.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Pledges $1.6 Bln to Gavi, Vaccine Alliance to Protect the Next Generation with Lifesaving Vaccines
Seattle, United States, June 4, 2020//- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a five-year $1.6 billion commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to deliver lifesaving vaccines to the world’s poorest countries.
How Fashion Entrepreneurs Can Conquer COVID-19: Experts Share Tips
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, June 3, 2020 – The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative on Tuesday launched its first webinar series to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry.
Zaki Group Launches Locally Produced Flavored Milk Products
Dubai, UAE, June 3, 2020//- SIG Combibloc Obeikan, one of the worlds’s leading systems and solutions provider for aseptic packaging and filling machines for food and beverages, and Zaki Group, a leading food dairy and beverage companies in the Iraq, launched a new range of flavoured milk products.
Nigeria: Efforts to Find Local Remedy for COVID-19 Underway
Abuja, Nigeria, May 29, 2020/ — Apart from the global efforts to find a cure or vaccine for COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world since November 2019, Nigeria is making efforts to find local remedy for the treatment and cure of Coronavirus.
Increasing Number of Job Losses Worrying
May 13, 2020//-It is worrying that some 30,000 formal workers in Kenya’s manufacturing sector have lost their jobs within the first two months since the first coronavirus case was reported locally.
Uganda: Mukwano Industries Reaps Benefits of Cloud Transformation
Kampala, Uganda April 30, 2020, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Mukwano Industries is one of the great success stories of the Ugandan business world.
Why Is Used Clothing Popular Across Africa? We Found Out In Malawi
People shop at the busy Gikomba market in Nairobi, Kenya. SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images Dan Banik, University of Oslo April 22, 2020//-The sale of used clothing is a billion-dollar global industry. According to some estimates, almost 70% of garments that are donated globally end up on the African continent.
How to Rebuild and Reimagine Jobs Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
April 16, 2020//-COVID-19 is the most serious health crisis the world has experienced in a century—and it could also be one of the biggest destroyers of jobs in human history.