Morocco’s national electricity production declined slightly during the first four months of 2026 according to the latest report from the Directorate of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF).

Namibia, Tunisia and Gabon were Africa's top-performing countries for energy transition in 2026, according to a ranking published on Thursday, June 18, by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with consulting firm Accenture.

Africa traded more with itself in 2025 than with any partner bloc except Asia and the European Union, according to the African Trade Heatmaps 2026, published in mid-June by Afreximbank, the Cairo-based African Export-Import Bank. The continent ranked as its own third-largest trading partner, ahead of the Americas, the Middle East and the Gulf — a result that chips away at the familiar claim that African economies do little business with one another.

On June 16, 2026, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its latest report on the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA 2026). Published every two years, the report provides the latest data on the sector and highlights five major takeaways. A New Record for Global Production

Global rice output is projected to reach 552.4 million tonnes in the 2026/27 marketing season, representing a 1.63% drop from the previous season’s output of 561.6 million tonnes. This forecast was released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in its Food Outlook report published on 18 June.

Ethiopia economic growth is targeting a double-digit rate of 10.1% in the 2026/27 fiscal year, anchored by a record federal budget and a policy stance focused on exports, investment and productivity.

Last week, South Africa's Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) published its 2026 Industrial Development Strategy, which proposes linking preferential mining permit allocations to commitments on local processing of critical minerals.

Morocco’s manufacturing production, excluding petroleum refining, declined by 1.4% during the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to new figures released by the High Commission for Planning (HCP).

Nigeria’s spending on food imports declined by 7.4 per cent, year-on-year to $2.34 billion in 2025, signaling a moderation in the country’s dependence on imported food products despite a sharp increase in overall import expenditure. Data on food imports obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, quarterly statistical bulletin, fourth quarter 2025. Q4’25 showed that food imports fell to $2.343 billion in 2025 from $2.530 billion recorded in 2024, representing a decline of $186.42 million of 7.4 per cent year-on-year.