Morocco’s Industrial Output Slips in Early 2026 as Manufacturing Contracts

Morocco’s industrial, energy and mining production started 2026 on the back foot, with official data pointing to a broad-based decline across the country’s main productive sectors. According to figures from the High Commission for Planning (HCP), the index of manufacturing industries excluding oil refining contracted by 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2026 compared […]

Guinea Bissau plans to cut electricity prices by 50%

In Guinea Bissau, the government plans to cut electricity prices by 50 percent, Energy and Industry Minister António Serifo Embaló told reporters recently. According to Embaló, the country has the capacity to support this considerable drop in the cost of electricity. The government’s move will be made possible by using fuel oil instead of purchased […]

Libya to ease situation with Tunisian, Egyptian electricity, Tripoli Government

Electricity has been a major challenge in Libya in the past few years because fighting in the country destroyed some of the infrastructures while foreign companies have been reluctant to supply spare parts needed to repair damaged grids. The Tripoli-based government has announced that electricity will be imported from neighboring Egypt and Tunisia to reduce […]