Industry Dynamics

According to the report, Kenya plans to launch East Africa's largest solar plant this year. It is expected to commission a 54.6MW solar plant.

The European Union says it is poised to giving the required support to the fisheries sector in a bid to contribute to food security, nutrition and improvement in the livelihoods of fishing communities in Ghana.

As part of efforts to boost housing supply and strengthen coastal protection, Ghana government will continue to work on several housing projects.

USIBRAS Ghana Limited, a Brazilian Cashew Processing Company handed over a cashew processing equipment to the Association of Cashew Processors Ghana (ACPG).

Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said that Egypt will fully introduce electric and environmentally friendly vehicles.

It is reported that coffee prices have fallen to the lowest in 12 years. The average price of coffee in the 50 kg bag dropped from Sh20, 229 in October 2017 to Sh16, 237.6 in the previous month.

According to Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria, Nigeria's car import cost $8b annually.

The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) has proposed that cotton farmers be exempted from the 2% tax on electronic transactions to help them build capacity.

It is reported that MTN Group plans to implement mobile banking services in Nigeria.