Morgan Stanley Bets Bigger on Morocco as Factory Exports Jump
Morgan Stanley Morocco exposure is rising as the country's factory exports climb. Cars and aerospace now outsell phosphates, its traditional...
August 20, 2026Topic
industrial policy
Kenya Shut Its Soda Ash Mine. Tanzania Is Selling the Replacement
Tanzania has opened the Engaruka soda ash project to investors, with proposals closing 18 September, days after Kenya suspended Tata...
August 15, 2026
Century-Old South African Smelter Nears Closure Over Power Price, Risking 350 Jobs
South African smelter tariff costs have risen over 900% since 2008, pushing a century-old ferrochrome plant toward closure and putting...
August 11, 2026
South Africa’s SA-H2 Green Hydrogen Fund Closes R3-Billion With Pension Money
South Africa’s SA-H2 green hydrogen fund closed a first R3-billion (about US$182 million) on 6 August, with state pension money...
August 7, 2026
Ghana Wants US$700 Million to Restart Its Aluminium Smelter
Ghana is looking for a co-owner, not a buyer, to revive its idled aluminium smelter. Officials put the bill above...
July 31, 2026
Ivory Coast Bets on National Champion Firms to Drive Next Phase of Growth
Ivory Coast secured $80B in financing for its 2026–2030 plan as firms like Petro Ivoire and Djamo compete with multinationals....
July 21, 2026
Ghana, Namibia and DR Congo Push to Refine Africa’s Minerals
Africa is shifting from pit-to-port extraction to local processing and refining. Ghana, Namibia and the DRC are at the centre...
July 16, 2026
Guyana Hardwires Local Manufacturing into the Oil Supply Chain
Guyana oil supply chain hits $1.5B in local procurement as 3 firms now build Jaguar FPSO parts and subsea jumpers...
July 14, 2026
Brazil Adds $25.6 Billion to Its Industrial Policy in an Election Year
Brazil Nova Industria gains a fresh one hundred forty billion reais from BNDES and Finep through December, an election-year push...
June 26, 2026