EGYPT
The Minister of Military Production, Mohamed Al-Assar,
witnessed the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with representatives of Newton, a
leading Saudi company, to deepen the use of technological
applications in various economic and social fields. The newly
signed MoU is part of the ministry’s strategy to collaborate
with Saudi companies to transfer new technologies to Egypt
in the fields of marketing services, technical co-operation,
and maintaining training at the ministry of military
production’ subsidiaries.
UGANDA
Chinese electronics firm, ENGO Holdings Ltd, has begun
construction of a mobile phone and laptop computer
manufacturing and assembly plant in Uganda. At the
signing ceremony, the State Minister for Finance, Investment
and Planning, Evelyne Anite, said some of the gadgets to be
assembled and manufactured at the plant will have self-
charging solar units making them suitable for rural areas.
The company’s flagship brand is Simi Mobile and both
analogue and smartphones will be manufactured. The
first solutions are expected to be rolled out before the
end of the year.
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