Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nestlé launches Milo Pro in Indonesia reinforcing growth momentum in H1 2025
INDONESIA – Nestlé has unveiled Milo Pro in Indonesia, a high-protein version of it [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Ohly expands PRODRY range with new chipotle, aged jalapeño hot sauce powders
GERMANY – Ohly, a global supplier of natural, yeast-based ingredients and culinary p [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Solar Foods taps health, performance market with new Solein® LOI
FINLAND – Solar Foods has signed a Letter of Intent with a leading international bra [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Mara secures US$9.1M investment to scale algae-derived omega-3 production
CANADA – Mara Renewables, a fish-free Omega-3 supplier, has raised US$9.1 million in [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
GEA opens US$20M US center to accelerate alternative protein development
U.S.A – GEA, a supplier of systems and components to the food, beverage and pharmace [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Koppert, Amoéba sign major biofungicide distribution agreement to advance crop protection
NETHERLANDS – Koppert, a global expert in sustainable crop protection, and Amoé [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Wilmar International acquires majority control of AWL Agri as Adani exits
INDIA – Wilmar International has acquired the remaining 20 percent stake in AWL A [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
South Africa: 'Protection Racket' Threatens Bid to Save Nelson Mandela Bay's Historic 'Smartie Bridge'
[Daily Maverick] Six months ago residents from the Swartkops, Aloes and Bluewater Bay area in Nelson Mandela Bay joined forces to save the historic Wylde Bridge over the Swartkops [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Liberia: Jeety Calls for a Focus On Industrialization
[Liberian Observer] Prominent Indian businessman and philanthropist, Dr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva, widely known as Jeety, has issued a compelling call for a nationwide industrial revol [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Uganda: Govt Unveils Tax Incentives for E-Motorcycle Assemblers
[Nile Post] The government has unveiled a series of tax incentives aimed at promoting the local assembly of electric and hybrid motorcycles, as part of efforts to boost green manuf [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Namibia: City of Windhoek Needs a Top Up of N$353 Million for Road Repairs
[Namibia Economist] The City of Windhoek recently announced a significant funding shortfall for road infrastructure repairs, stating it requires an additional N$353 million beyond [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Nigeria: NAFDAC Disowns Audio Claiming Shutdown of Tummy Tummy Noodles Factory
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a formal disclaimer concerning an audio recording circulating on social media. [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Amid Record Hunger and Surging Insecurity, Emergency Food Assistance to Stall Entirely
[UN News] At a time of escalating violence and record levels of hunger in Nigeria, critical funding shortfalls are forcing the UN World Food Program (WFP) to suspend all emergency [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Stakeholders Demand 10 Percent Agric Budget, Warn Food Insecurity
[Daily Trust] Stakeholders at a three-day national consultative meeting on the 2026 agriculture budget have called on the Federal Government to raise the sector's budgetary allocat [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Nigeria: FCT Rural Women Trained On Cassava Processing, Branding
[Daily Trust] The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and UN Women have begun a program to empower over 150 women in cassava processing [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
South Sudan: Food Lifeline Fading for Millions in South Sudan Hit By Conflict, Climate Shocks - UN
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it may be forced to cut food rations in South Sudan in September if funding is not available immedi [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Africa: Malawi Among Africa's Most Food Self-Sufficient Nations - New Global Study Reveals
[Nyasa Times] Malawi has been ranked among the top 50 most food self-sufficient countries in the world, according to a groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature Food in [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
West Africa: FAO Names Gadain As New Representative in Nigeria, Ecowas
[Leadership] Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations director-general, QU Dongyu, has appointed Dr Hussein Gadain as his new representative in Nigeria and the [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
South Africa: South Africa Publishes New Regulations On Meat Analogue Products
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Agriculture has published regulations governing the sale of meat analogue products in South Africa. [...]
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Date: 24-Jul-2025
Geopolitics, avian influenza significant factors in shaping global poultry – RaboResearch
WORLD – Poultry markets are coming under increased strain as avian influenza outbrea [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Meat prices soar in Rwanda as vendors struggle to keep up with costs
RWANDA – Meat prices in Rwanda are rising sharply, affecting both shoppers and vendo [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
SLMG Beverages cuts 16,000 MT of CO₂ emissions
INDIA – SLMG Beverages Pvt Ltd, Coca-Cola’s largest independent bottler in Ind [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Monster Energy opposes MrBeast’s ‘Feast Like A Beast’ trademark
USA – Monster Energy has filed a formal opposition to a trademark application submit [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
India may resume sugar exports in October as bumper harvest expected – Bloomberg
INDIA – India may allow sugar mills to resume exports in the next season beginni [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
PepsiCo launches Prebiotic Cola as functional beverage trend gains momentum
USA – PepsiCo has unveiled a new prebiotic cola aimed at meeting the growing demand [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025