Senegalese cement market contracts 12% in May
Cement sales in Senegal dropped 11.9 per cent YoY to 0.624Mt in May 2025 from 0.709Mt in the year-ago period, according to the country's Planning and Economic Policy Directorate...
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Ghana’s green cement breakthrough Premium
CBI Ghana reports on its US$100m investment to produce limestone calcined clay cement, known as LC3, on the site of its Tema grinding facility in Accra, Ghana. This pioneering i...
Nigeria's oldest cement plant could be reopened
A long-closed cement plant previously operated by the Nigerian Cement Co (Nigercem) could be reactivated under plans initiated by Francis Nwifuru, governor of Nigeria's Ebonyi s...
Guinean cement shortage leads to price surge
Guinea’s continued cement shortage is causing a surge in prices throughout the country. Currently the price of a bag of cement ranges between GNF95,000-100,000 (US$10.96-11.54),...
Lafarge Africa launches ECOPlanet Elephant cement
Nigeria-based Lafarge Africa plc has has expanded its low-carbon multipurpose cement portfolio with the launch of ECOPlanet Elephant. The new product is said to achieve a 30 per...
Cimencam opens Figuil plant expansion
The inauguration of Cimencam 's new plant, Cimencam Figuil (CIMFIG), took place on 12 June in northern Cameroon under the high patronage of Paul Biya, president of the Republic ...
Senegal’s cement market expands 5% in April
Cement sales in Senegal picked up by five per cent in April 2025 to 589,800t, according to Senegal’s Planning and Economic Policy Directorate. In April 2024 Senegalese producers...
Aliko Dangote claims Nigeria's cement sector has been transformed
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and president of the Dangote Group, says Nigeria’s has become the continent’s leading cement exporter thanks to strategic investments and inc...
Gambian cement importers blame government for price surge
The Gambia Cement Importers Association has accused the country's government for the sharp rise in cement prices due to local cement shortages. The price of a bag of cement curr...
Ghana's cement producers defy price declaration order
Cement producers across Ghana have not complied with the order by the Cement Manufacturing Development Committee (CMDC) to declare their ex-factory prices, according to Ghana Br...