As we come to a close in 2018, Trendtype looks back on the major news and events of the year across retail and consumer markets in Africa and makes some forecasts for 2019. The headlines: Nigeria is recovering and will …

The Al-Shabaab jihadist militant group, which controls large parts of rural Somalia, has banned disposable plastic bags, in an official announcement made on its radio station Radio Andalus. Al-Shabaab, which is more widely known for its hardline islamist views and deadly …