As featured in Decembers issue of Africa Review, business in Africas packaging sector is set to soar over the coming years and global packaging equipment suppliers are jostling to take advantage of consumer-led growth
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Trans Africa Pipeline: the project to watch in 2017

The Trans Africa Pipeline (TAP) is the largest, humanitarian civil engineering project of the 21st century. (Image source: transafricapipeline.org)
Trans Africa Pipeline (TAP), the largest, humanitarian civil engineering project of the 21st century involves the construction of an 8,000 km, fresh water pipeline crossing 11 countries in the Sahel region of Africa
Alfa Laval tank cleaning solution to enhance efficiency and performance
Traditional spray ball cleaning devices are static, and achieve most of their cleaning performance from cascading water on the tank walls, but rotary jet head cleaning from Alfa Laval may be a game changer in efficiency
SGI Dubai 2017 to provide printing industry needs in Africa

Industrial printing in Africa is a growing, multi-billion dollar sector. (Image source: Sanickels/Flickr)
Printing revenues in the MENA region are forecast to grow by 7.2 per cent per annum to reach US$26bn by 2018, according to International Expo Consults (IEC)
AfDB pledges US$391mn to Kenyan water and sanitation project

The new initiative will provide more than 2.1mn people with reliable and sustainable water supply services (Image source: Adama Diop/Commons)
The board of directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have approved US$391mn in funding to help finance a major water and sanitation programme in Kenya