Kenya is accelerating a shift toward value addition of local mineral resources as it seeks to unlock billions from its natural extractives sector in coming years, underpinned by reforms to end raw ...

Namibia is shifting its focus from exporting raw materials to building industries at home, as it deepens ties with China with a strong emphasis on value addition and industrial growth. This emerged ...

Workers at a fig processing operation. Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images Value addition is a central theme in agriculture. The concept involves adding value at every step, from production to delivery of a ...

Director-General of Lthe Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, has said Nigeria’s industrial transformation depends on a decisive shift from raw material ...

“Today it’s fashionable to talk about the New Economy, or the Information Economy, or the Knowledge Economy. But when I think about the imperatives of this market, I view today’s economy as the Value ...

President William Ruto has reiterated Kenya's commitment to ending the export of raw minerals, saying the country will focus on local processing, refining, and manufacturing to maximise value from its ...

Despite its status as a major producer of exportable mineral and agro raw materials, Nigeria grapples with the paradox of exporting these resources in their raw form, devoid of significant value ...

Communities in the Bunyoro sub-region have praised President Museveni for expanding the Presidential Zonal Industrial Skilling Hubs with value addition projects, a move widely seen as a major step in ...