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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s division with a time of 2:05:54, for an average pace of 4.8 Helen Obiri of Kenya won the women’s division with a time of 2:21:38. The 127th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday. An estimated 30,000 athletes from over 100 countries participated. minutes per mile.

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Kenya and Ukraine Planning “Grain Hub” to Combat African Food Insecurity

Supply Chain Brain

The leaders of Ukraine and Kenya did not provide any details on how the grain hub would be set up or how grain would be transported to Africa.

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Digital transformation for Africa’s manufacturing and distribution CIO and CFO

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SYSPRO listens to different perspectives at two events in Kenya – one the CIO view and the other the CFO view on Digital Transformation – both November2021. SYSPRO Africa first visited Mombasa Kenya at the main gathering in East Africa of CIOs – CIO 100. Here we shared our experiences. Looking at the CIO.

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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

One of my favorite presentations at the event was by Francis Marabula, Executive head of Supply Chain, Safaricom, Kenya. He spoke of M-Pesa and the evolution of new models for mobile commerce in Kenya. The M-Pesa mobile application now represents 30% of GDP in Kenya with 60,000 outlets.

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Ivalua Announces Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup Winners at Ivalua NOW 2022: How digitally enabled smart procurement can help organizations reduce scope 3 carbon emissions

ivalua

To offset carbon produced by its event and to support local communities in developing countries, Ivalua has entered a partnership with Treedom to plant and nurture 1000 trees in Cameroon, Columbia, Guatemala, Ecuador, Tanzania and Kenya.

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Uganda Plans $600M Rail Line to Connect Proposed Port

Supply Chain Brain

billion) track that will link Uganda’s capital of Kampala to Malaba at the border with Kenya. The line will connect with a €2.7 billion ($2.9

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Etihad Cargo Expands its African Footprint with the Signing of Pharma Agreement with Astral Aviation and Kenya Airways

Logistics Middle East

The post Etihad Cargo Expands its African Footprint with the Signing of Pharma Agreement with Astral Aviation and Kenya Airways appeared first on Logistics Middle East. SLA Ensures Carrier’s Partners are Fully Compliant with Latest GDP and IATA Pharma Regulations and Standards.

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