Kenya Govt Starts Mass Buying of Electric Buses for BRT Project

 The Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (NaMATA) has began the process of procuring electric and fuel buses for the Nairobi Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system.   NaMATA requested  Read More..

Posted on : 02 Feb,2022

Chinese firm sets up an electric vehicle assembly plant in Rwanda

Tailing Electric Vehicle, a Chinese corporation, has opened a motorbike and tricycle assembly facility in Rwanda in an effort to reduce global emissions and develop a green economy.   The  Read More..

Posted on : 02 Feb,2022

Marathon Motors Sets Up First Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Ethiopia

In the presence of key government officials, Marathon Motors Engineering Plc unveiled the first electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Addis Ababa, as well as new EV models.   Marathon  Read More..

Posted on : 29 Dec,2021

Automotive manufacturing expected to be a major driver of African trade

Supporters of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) believe that full tariff liberalisation in the automobile manufacturing and food processing sectors will liberate billions of  Read More..

Posted on : 29 Dec,2021

European Union funds uYilo e-Mobility to expand in Africa

The European Union's new financing for South Africa's uYilo e-Mobility Programme will eventually show the rest of Africa how to build large-scale sustainable energy projects.  The funding was  Read More..

Posted on : 01 Dec,2021

Nissan Tanzania plans to build assembly plant in the country

Nissan Tanzania Limited, a global automotive manufacturer, has stated that it aims to assist in the building of a factory in the nation after seeing possible signals of a rising vehicle  Read More..

Posted on : 29 Nov,2021

Ampersand, a Rwandan company, has received a $9 million loan from DFC to help it grow operations in Rwanda and Kenya

Ampersand, a Rwandan start-up, has announced that it has received a $9 million financing facility from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to expand its activities  Read More..

Posted on : 02 Nov,2021

African automotive technology firm, has received $13.1 million in seed funding to help it scale its technology

Autochek, an African automotive firm, has raised a $13.1 million seed round over a year after receiving a $3.4 million pre-seed round in November 2020. Since its introduction in August last year,  Read More..

Posted on : 02 Nov,2021

Automotive market in Eastern Africa is attracting investment

Although the impacts of COVID-19 continue to stifle the performance of Africa's key economic sectors, East Africa's automotive industry appears to be drawing some corporate investment, enhancing  Read More..

Posted on : 01 Oct,2021

African metals gets a robust boost on electric vehicles expansion

As electric vehicles become more common in Nairobi Kenya, with Toyota the most recent company to announce big investments in electric vehicles and components, mineral-rich African countries are  Read More..

Posted on : 29 Sep,2021