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• Ethiopia: MOU for Manufacturing of Medical Equipments Locally Signed(ENA)

• Namibia: 'Buy Local' Policy Needed to Curb High Import Bill - Tweya(New Era)

• Kenya: Two Peugeot Models to Be Assembled in Kenya in 2019(The Exchange)

• Nigeria: Government Prioritizes Infrastructure Development to Drive Manufacturing(Guardian)

• Nigeria: Government Intensifies Priorities On Infrastructure Development to Drive Manufacturing(Guardian)

• Kenya: Kenyatta, Macron Unveil Locally Assembled Peugeot SUV(Capital FM)

• Mauritius: Textile - Malagasy and Mauritian Industry Ministers Discuss New Avenues of Cooperation(Government of Mauritius)

• Nigeria: No Forex for Textile Importers(Daily Trust)

• Namibia: Govt Should Protect Local Manufacturers(Namibian)

• Africa: 'Africa Needs to Abandon Dependency On Imported Leather Products'(ENA)

• Zambia: Manufacturers Call for Urgent Sales Tax Sensitisation(Times of Zambia)

• Kenya: Manufacturers Commit to Reuse and Recycle Plastic Waste(Capital FM)

• Nigeria: Our IPPs Are Close to Completion, Says MAN(Guardian)

• Nigeria: CBN Imposes Forex Restriction On Textile Imports, Unveils Measures to Revamp Industry(Vanguard)

• Nigeria: CBN Moves to Revive Textiles, Bars Forex Access for Textile Imports(Daily Trust)

• Nigeria: MAN Seeks Backward Integration to Encourage Local Raw Materials Sourcing(This Day)

• Rwanda: Govt Sets Aside Rwf280 Million for Training Bed Nets Factory Workers(New Times)

• Rwanda: Volkswagen Rwanda Assembles 55 Vehicles(New Times)

• Africa: Cement Majors, Tech Providers Attend 11th Africa Cementrade Summit in Marrakech(PR Newswire)

• Ethiopia: NBE Tightens Grip of Capital Goods Financing(Addis Fortune)

• Ethiopia: Local Firm Embarks On Rebar Manufacturing(Addis Fortune)

• Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions Ceramics Tile Factory in Kpone(Ghana Presidency)

• Nigeria: A Case for Prudent Regulation of the Tobacco Industry(Guardian)

• South Africa: Crystal Birch's Few Hats and a Funeral(Daily Maverick)

• Gambia: Jah Factory Begins Cement Production Next Year(Foroyaa)

• Kenya: Nema Shuts Down 2 Kibos Sugar Plants Over Toxic Waste(Nation)

• Nigeria: Developing Economic Zones to Fast-Track Industrialisation(Guardian)

• Rwanda: New Plant to Produce 1.7m Mosquito Nets Every Month(New Times)

• Tanzania: Cosmetics Manufacturers Eye China Beauty Expo(Daily News)

• Rwanda: Firms Should Be Given More Time to Phase Out Single Use Plastics - MPs(New Times)