Industry Dynamics

Morocco imported 21,600 metric tons of fresh onions worth $9.4 million between July 2025 and April 2026, becoming a net importer after years as an exporter, according to figures reported by agricultural news outlet EastFruit.

Indian producer Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries will invest $132 million to develop an integrated sugar complex in Tanzania, adding fresh momentum to the country's efforts to expand domestic sugar production and attract private investment into the sector.

Ghana is in talks with Benin to secure cotton supplies, President John Dramani Mahama said on Thursday, July 16.

Consumer goods group Nasco plans to build a $100 million sugar refinery in Cameroon with an annual production capacity of 300,000 metric tons, Bloomberg reported. The facility is expected to begin production in 2028. The project could challenge the dominant position of incumbent ...

The global copper supply deficit should reach about 25% by 2035, according to the Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) published on Thursday, July 16. The revised forecast marks a modest improvement from last year's projection, mainly...

Australia’s Lindian Resources said in early July that it had completed the first blast at its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi. The milestone marks the start of mining operations at the site and brings the project closer to its target of beginning industrial-scale produc...

Morocco’s plastics processing industry has established itself as one of the cornerstones of the Kingdom’s industrial transformation. Driven by growth in the automotive, agri-food, construction, agriculture, electrical and packaging sectors, the industry comprises over 650 enterpr...

Tanzania gold exports reached a record US$5.5bn in the year to May 2026, reshaping the country’s external accounts while sharpening a classic commodity concentration risk.

Singapore-based Valency International commissioned an industrial plant in Attinguié, Côte d’Ivoire, on Thursday, June 18. The facility is presented as Africa’s first large-scale commercial biochar production plant using cashew nut shells.