French automobile manufacturer Renault has launched a car manufacturing unit in Algeria, which is equipped to produce 25,000 vehicles annually
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Mombasa Apparels opens US$25mn garment factory in Kenya

Under the AGOA, Kenya was the largest exporter, generating revenue of close to US$300mn. (Image source: Damien Halleux Radermecker/Flickr)
Kenyan apparel company Mombasa Apparels has opened a US$25mn garment factory in Mtwapa located in the Kilfi County
Hyundai opens assembly plant in Mozambique

South Korea and Mozambique have struck a partnership, following which an assembly plant was opened in Matola city. (Image source: Chapstickaddict/Flickr)
South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai has opened a car assembly plant in the city of Matola, located in Maputo, Mozambique
Chinese steel manufacturer to construct its largest steel mill in South Africa

Hebei Iron & Steel Group will build a steel mill, which is expected to produce five metric tonnes of steel by 2019. (Image source: Wagaboodlemum/Flickr)
Chinese steel producer Hebei Iron & Steel Group will build its largest overseas steel mill in South Africa
Pure Aqua, Inc designs solar powered water purifiers for Cameroon
US-based Pure Aqua, Inc has designed and manufactured six solar-powered reverse osmosis (RO) water purifiers for Cameroon’s river water