Ghana’s Mahama Urges Africa to Make Its Own Medicines
President John Mahama told the Alamein Africa Forum that Africa must invest in local drug and vaccine manufacturing; it imports...
October 3, 2026Topic
pharmaceuticals
Nigeria Wants 70% of Healthcare Products Made Locally
Nigeria imports about 70% of its healthcare products and wants to flip that by 2030. Officials cite US$2 billion in...
October 2, 2026
Uganda Pharmacists Press the State to Bankroll Home-Grown Medicines
Uganda pharmacists have asked the government for a dedicated fund for pharmaceutical research and local manufacturing, at their annual meeting...
September 25, 2026
Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Shares Sink Nearly 8% After 2030 Plan Disappoints
Denmark's Novo Nordisk shares fell 7.7% in Copenhagen after the Wegovy maker promised only peer-level growth to 2030 at its...
September 21, 2026
Emzor Borrows at 19% to Finish Its Sagamu Drug-Ingredient Plant
The Emzor API plant at Sagamu is being finished with a N26.7bn bond at a 19% coupon, billed as sub-Saharan...
September 1, 2026
Tanzania-India Trade Hits $9 Billion As Strategic Partnership Deepens
Bilateral trade between Tanzania and India reached $9.02 billion in the 2025–26 financial year, cementing India’s role as one of...
August 10, 2026
Paraguay can exploit its quality production to boost trade balance with Israel
The Paraguay-Israel trade balance currently stands at 10-1, according to CACOPI chairman Alejandro Rubin Cymerman,
November 26, 2021
Chilean companies see Paraguay as new South American China
Chilean-Paraguayan Chamber of Commerce director Carlos Medina stressed Chilean investors' preferences in areas such as food, low-cost housing and services.
August 17, 2021
Brazil Pharmaceutical Market to Near US$30 Billion by 2021
According to a report by GlobalData, the Brazilian pharmaceutical market is set to grow from US$25.3 billion in 2016 to...
June 23, 2017