Skip to main content
search

MA News

ArticlesMA ArticlesMA News
December 11, 2024

Developing Africa’s Chocolate Industry

Developing Africa's Chocolate Industry - Image rights reserved ©Hill Country Chocolate Africa produces 75% of the world's cocoa. In recent years, competition from cocoa producers in Asia Pacific and Latin…
ma
ArticlesMA News
November 10, 2024

Manufacturing Africa: How Africa can unlock opportunities in battery manufacturing

Investment in battery manufacturing is tipped to create thousands of jobs and accelerate industrialization for African economies seeking to capture a slice of the global manufacturing pie. According to the…
ma
MA Articles
November 1, 2024

Global Shifts in Battery Manufacturing: From Minerals to Manufacturing – Africa’s Cost Competitiveness in Global Battery Supply Chains

The continent’s supply of abundant critical natural minerals gives it a privileged position globally in the battery value chain particularly as the US and European Union seek to diversify their…
ma
MA Articles
August 22, 2024

Manufacturing Africa Accelerating Senegal EV Framework

A Collaborative Effort to Accelerate Senegal’s Transition to Electric Mobility In a significant stride towards reducing its carbon footprint, Senegal is taking decisive steps to transition to electric mobility, thanks…
ma
MA Articles
August 22, 2024

Manufacturing Africa Signs Partnership MoU with Confederation of Tanzania Industries

Manufacturing Africa and Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI) Forge Partnership to Empower Tanzanian Manufacturers Engineer Leodegar Tenga (left) Executive Director of CTI and Ali Selemani a member of the Manufacturing…
ma
MA Articles
June 20, 2024

Manufacturing Africa Tanzania Holds First Stakeholder Engagement Event

The recently launched Manufacturing Africa Tanzania convened its first stakeholder engagement gathering on May 23, 2024. The event was designed to introduce the UK government funded Manufacturing Africa (MA) programme…
ma
MA Articles
December 19, 2023

Manufacturing Africa Team Retreats to Kigali to Discuss Strategy

The 2023 Manufacturing Africa’s annual strategic meeting was held in Kigali in November. The meeting which was tagged ‘Manufacturing Africa Away Week’ had in attendance FCDO country advisers and leadership…
ma
MA Articles
December 15, 2023

AFSIC 2023: Manufacturing Africa presents reflections from supporting 130+ deals

Since 2013, the Africa Financial Services Investment Conference (AFSIC) has been the place to be for companies seeking funding to meet the right African investors and get the required investment.…
ma
MA Articles
November 17, 2023

IFC 4th Global Manufacturing Conference

MA Advisor Speaks on Electric Vehicles and Green Energy in Africa. MA Senegal’s FCDO Advisor Claire O’Neill was a panelist at the IFC's 4th Global Manufacturing Conference whose theme was…
ma
MA Articles
October 31, 2023

Nurturing Green Business Growth at the Africa Climate Summit

British High Commissioner to Kenya, Neil Wigan delivers remarks at the Africa Climate Summit networking event in Nairobi. Manufacturing Africa (MA) provided a platform for the growth of green businesses…
ma
MA Articles
October 31, 2023

Manufacturing Companies in Ethiopia Discuss External Capital Raising at MA Workshop

30 attendees from government, manufacturing companies, investment firms and advisors took part in the event. On 7th September 2023, Manufacturing Africa hosted a workshop for stakeholders in the manufacturing sector…
ma
MA Articles
June 29, 2023

MA Connects with Investors at the Largest Africa-Focused Private Capital Gathering

Manufacturing Africa was present at the 19th African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) Conference that was held in Cairo, Egypt in early May. AVCA is the largest Africa-focused private capital gathering…
ma
MA Articles
June 29, 2023

Africa CEO Forum – MA Engages Key Business Leaders

The Africa CEO Forum (ACF) is the largest private-sector summit on the continent that gathers CEOs, elected officials, investors, analysts and thought leaders to discuss the role of African business…
ma
MA Articles
April 17, 2023

MA Engages Stakeholders at Invest Rwanda Forum

Rwanda’s Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente launched the second phase of the ‘Manufacture and Build to Recover’ programme (MBRP) at the Invest Rwanda Forum held on 2nd March 2023 at the…
ma
MA Articles
March 7, 2023

WATCH: This International Women’s Day we celebrate women in manufacturing

Listen to LADOL Free Zone's Managing Director Dr Amy Jadesimi speak about how the support she received from MA has helped her navigate a male dominated sector and grow her…
ma
MA Articles
March 7, 2023

British Investment Partnerships Leadership Tours High-Growth Start-up in Lagos

A Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) delegation led by Daniel Davis; Deputy Director for the British Investment Partnerships hub recently paid a courtesy visit to Arnergy – a high-growth…
ma
MA Articles
February 11, 2023

UK Minister of State Visits MA – Supported Institut Pasteur de Dakar

In January 2023 the UK’s minister for Development and Africa, the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell visited the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) - one of the beneficiaries of the UK…
ma
MA Articles
October 25, 2022

Promoting Agribusiness Investments at African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF)

Food security is one of Manufacturing Africa’s key focus areas. To strengthen the programme’s commitment to agriculture and food security, the MA Team in Rwanda connected with stakeholders in the…
ma
MA Articles
October 25, 2022

Highlighting Opportunities for Investing in SME Manufacturing at KAM Forum

Manufacturing Africa’s TF (Transaction Facilitation) Advisor for Kenya Sajan Shah was part of a panel that spoke at the recently held Kenya Association of Manufacturers’ (KAM) forum that was held…
ma
MA ArticlesMA News
September 23, 2022

Watch Manufacturing Africa’s Portfolio Lead Faheem Chowdhury speaking to CNBC Africa about manufacturing FDI flows into East Africa in the last few years

Foreign private investment in East Africa region’s manufacturing sector dropped significantly in 2021 as a result of COVID-19 with the region registering lower deal value to the average value each…
ma
MA Articles
September 20, 2022

MA Strengthens Investor Networks at Annual East Africa Private Capital Conference

Manufacturing Africa attended one of the most significant convenings of investment professionals and supporting industries in East Africa. Coming off a two-year period of remarkable business transformation, the theme of…
ma
MA Articles
June 26, 2022

MA Partners with DIT to Connect Ethiopian Businesses to Capital

The UK’s Department of International Trade (DIT) in collaboration with Grant Thornton organized a forum in Addis Ababa aimed at growing Ethiopian businesses by matching them with UK investors. Opened…
ma
MA Articles
June 26, 2022

Africities Summit: MA Promotes the Green Cities Agenda

Manufacturing Africa made a strong case for green cities at the 9th edition of the Africities summit, held in Kenya's city of Kisumu. The 5-day event brought together more than…
ma
MA Articles
May 18, 2022

Collaborating with Manufacturers to Implement Extended Producer Regulation

Only 55% of Kenya’s waste is collected and less than half of that (~20% total waste) is collected by formal collectors registered with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). To…
ma
MA Articles
April 11, 2022

UK High Commissioner Tours Manufacturing Africa Supported Companies in Rwanda

As part of the UK’s commitment to support economic growth in Africa, the UK High Commissioner to Rwanda H.E. Mr Omar Daair visited two companies that have benefitted from the…
ma
MA Articles
April 11, 2022

MA partners with Rwanda Development Board to Boost Manufacturing Investment

Part of Manufacturing Africa’s mandate is to help enhance the capability of investment promotion agencies. In line with this, MA programme representatives trained the Rwanda Development Board’s deal teams on…
ma
MA Articles
April 11, 2022

MA Participates in Commonwealth Forum to Boost UK Africa Trade Linkages

The Manufacturing Africa Programme team in the UK participated in the recently concluded Trading with the Commonwealth Forum that was held in Birmingham, UK. This event was one of a…
ma
MA Articles
March 22, 2022

Manufacturing Africa and Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) Collaboration to Boost Manufacturing in Nigeria

On Thursday 17th February 2022, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) hosted the Manufacturing Africa programme team at a breakfast meeting that brought together about 80 members of…
ma
video previewPlay Video

Manufacturing enterprises set to reap big from UK-funded programme

Manufacturers seeking capital injections are set to benefit from a Sh180 billion program funded by the UK government to scale up their operations. The Manufacturing Africa program, which is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office offers support to businesses in agro-processing, textiles, pharmaceuticals, industrial parks and electronic products to spur growth manufacturing in Africa.

Download ArticleClick here to download .PDF

Manufacturing investments to rebound as UK project kicks off in Nigeria

Investments in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector are expected to make a rebound post-covid-19 as the United Kingdom fully kicks off its Manufacturing Africa (MA) project in the country.

The MA project is an initiative of the UK government through its Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) which aims to attract £1.2 billion of foreign direct investment and create 90,000 jobs (13,750 direct and over 75,000 indirect jobs) in the manufacturing sector across Africa between 2019 and 2026.

Download ArticleClick here to download .PDF

Manufacturing Africa is funded with UK aid from the UK government.

ABOUT US

OUR FOCUS

NEWSLETTER

Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest news and updates in your inbox.

Your email is safe with us. We don't spam.

OUR IMPACT

RESOURCES

This programme is funded by UK aid from the UK government; however, the views expressed do not necessarily express the UK government’s official policies.

Close Menu