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The three-day West Africa Automotive Show (WAAS 2022)  holding in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, comes to a close this Thursday, May 19, with exhibitors expressing confidence that Nigeria’s automotive parts sector is set for a rebound after years of downturn occasioned by economic depression and the COVID-19 pandemic. Coming after ...

Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of KIFAL Auto, Morocco’s leading automotive technology startup, to drive its expansion into North Africa. This acquisition represents the first major expansion of a West Africa-based startup into North Africa and it ...

African new vehicles sales rose by 32 per cent in 2021 according to a new report compiled for the African Association of Motor Manufacturers (AAAM)  by the Africa Automotive Data Network for Africa (AADN). The new sales volumes indicates that sales have clearly started to recover from a disastrous Pandemic ...

Kia Corporation, which is in the midst of its transition into a sustainable mobility provider, has announced that it will establish an all-new, high-tech smart manufacturing facility dedicated to producing electric Purpose Built Vehicles (PBVs). The intelligent new production hub for PBVs will be located within Kia’s existing Hwaseong manufacturing ...

The 34th edition of the Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Meeting (CHMM) opened Tuesday, 17 May, with a call from ministers for governments to build sustainable and resilient health systems that can withstand future crises and advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals towards global health security. Convened under the theme ‘The Road ...

Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has appointed Penelope (Penny) Jabulile Mkhwanazi as the Senior Vice President for Revenue Generation Rest of Africa and International Markets. In her new role, Penny is responsible for all revenue generation in the Rest of Africa markets, including Sales and Aftersales. Penny joins Isuzu from ...

 To end investment in new pure internal combustion engines for passenger vehicles Nissan on Tuesday, 17 May,  sets  its course firmly towards a sustainable future and bolstered its position in the European market with the presentation of its new six-part electrified line-up arriving this Summer. Leveraging its unmatched electric expertise ...

Rocksolid Core – The future of automotive OS and E/E architecture will be demonstrated to key OEMs across the continent Basemark, a leading software enterprise specializing in automotive software, has kickstarted the European tour of its pilot car running its Rocksolid Core platform. The car’s first stop is in Gothenburg at ...

The innovative model, focusing on community building, is designed to be replicated across the continent and beyond.  Municipality of Bailundo receives a new town with more than 3,000 housing units, enabling more than 20,000 people to start a new life.  The community and housing project, Centralidade do Halavala, located in ...

Ministers of Health from the Commonwealth are set to meet on the 17th and 19th of May for their annual meeting to discuss lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery efforts On 17th May, health ministers of the 54 member states of the Commonwealth, along with partner organisations, civil ...