Rwanda steel imports face a structural reversal as the country's first fully integrated steel plant opens in Musanze, with officials projecting annual foreign steel spending to fall by $100 million.

Egypt plans to increase its solar power capacity by 144 percent and wind capacity by 400 percent by 2029, while raising total renewable energy capacity above 29,700 MW, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat said on Thursday.

Belgian agricultural group Sipef announced on Monday, September 7, that it had acquired a 450-hectare banana plantation in Côte d'Ivoire. The deal is expected to add between 12,000 and 14,000 tons to the group's annual banana production in the country.

Togo's agricultural exports rose sharply between 2020 and 2024, increasing from CFAF 122.5 billion to CFAF 176.2 billion, according to BCEAO data. The 43.9% increase, however, masked sharply different trends across commodities. Cocoa and cotton fiber helped lift export earnings in 2024, while oilseeds weighed on exports of plant-based food products.

Cameroon's cocoa bean export revenue fell 63% in the 2025-2026 season as both shipments and prices declined sharply, threatening cocoa's newly acquired position as the country's largest export product.

According to the ANSD, Senegal exported an average of 13,861 tons of soft wheat flour per year between 2020 and 2023. Shipments reached a peak of 29,249 tons in 2021. Export revenue averaged CFA

Cotton production in the CFA zone fell for a second consecutive season in 2025/2026, as erratic rainfall and pest damage weighed on harvests across several major producing countries and reshaped the region’s production ranking.

Zimbabwe lithium exports surged to US$782 million in the first half of 2026, signalling how price recovery and early value-addition efforts are reshaping one of Southern Africa’s most closely watched battery-minerals plays.

Cameroon’s cocoa bean export revenue fell 63% in the 2025-2026 season as both shipments and prices declined sharply, threatening cocoa’s newly acquired position as the country’s largest export product.