Latest News Updates
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Mozambique: The Republic of Korea Supports Food Security for Vulnerable Communities in Northern Mozambique
[WFP] Maputo -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes generous contributions from the Republic of Korea for the second consecutive year, totalling US$ 7.6 million [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Jul-2025
Congo-Kinshasa: Fearing Explosives, Farmers in War-Torn DR Congo Burn Their Own Land
[Global Press Journal] Lubero, Democratic Republic of Congo -- After years of conflict, they see no other way to reclaim their fields. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Jul-2025
Africa: All of Africa Today - July 3, 2025
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Region: N/A
Date: 03-Jul-2025
Uganda: Govt Ramps Up Road Works in New Financial Year, Pledges Improved Connectivity
[Nile Post] The government has stepped up road construction and rehabilitation efforts nationwide, signalling a fresh drive to improve the country's transport network and accelerat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Jul-2025
Hilton Foods announces plans to build meat processing factory in Canada
CANADA – UK-based Hilton Food Group is setting up its first North American processin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Campofrío to invest US$157M in meat plant in Spain
SPAIN – Spanish meat producer Campofrío is constructing a new processed-meat facili [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Global confectionery ingredients market to reach US$152B by 2035 – Future Market Insights
GLOBAL – The global confectionery ingredients market is projected to reach US$95 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Nigeria’s proposed sugar tax hike sparks industry pushback over economic impact, data validity
NIGERIA – Beverage manufacturers in Nigeria have raised alarm over a proposed inc [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Coffee farmers in Kenya oppose direct payment plan amid fears of co-operative system collapse
KENYA – Coffee farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya, have strongly opposed a govern [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Williamson, Kapchorua Tea report earnings decline, unveil bonus share plans amid market pressures
,KENYA – Two of Kenya’s longest-standing agricultural firms, Williamson Tea Ken [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Tanzania declares sugar a strategic crop, expands agricultural investments to boost food self-sufficiency
TANZANIA – Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that sugar is [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Leecon Poultry Company opens new hatchery to boost Sierra Leone’s local meat production
SIERRA LEONE – A newly opened hatchery by Leecon Poultry Company is set to shift [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Kenyan counties invest in poultry projects to grow local meat, egg production
KENYA – Poultry meat production in Nakuru County is generating income worth over [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Tyson Foods commits US$23.5M in expanding, upgrading its Kentucky poultry facility
USA – Tyson Foods is undertaking a major expansion and equipment upgrade at its R [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Nigeria: FG Tightens Project Oversight With Digital Licensing Tool
[Leadership] Nigeria's project management regulator, Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) has begun tightening oversight of infrastructure and development pro [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Somalia: Mayor of Mogadishu Launches Reconstruction of Zoobe Road in Bold Infrastructure Renewal Drive
[Radio Dalsan] In a significant step toward revitalizing Mogadishu's urban infrastructure, the Governor of the Banadir Region and Mayor of Mogadishu, Dr. Hassan Mohamed Hussein (Mu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Somalia: New Heights for Somalia - President Hassan Launches Modern International Airport in Warsheekh
[Radio Dalsan] President Hassan Sheikh Lays Foundation Stone for New Mogadishu International Airport in Warsheekh [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Uganda: Cocoa Fermenting Box Reaps Rewards for Uganda's Farmers
[SciDev.Net] Kampala, -- In Kasawo, north of Kampala, cocoa farmer Abubaker Kisekka no longer climbs atop towering wooden boxes to tend his beans. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Gambia: How Europe's Appetite for Farmed Fish Is Gutting Gambia's Coastal Villages
[RFI] Gambian fishermen are watching their future disappear. Their catches are shrinking, their costs are climbing and their boats are increasingly idle. Much of the fish they once [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Malawi: From Ruin to Revival As Malawi's Banana Growers Plant a New Future
[RFI] Thekerani, Malawi - Malawi's once-thriving banana industry is battling for survival, brought to its knees by disease outbreaks, trade disruptions and years of neglect. In the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
East Africa: Ethiopia Promoting E-Cooking to Safeguard People's Health, Environment
[Ethiopian Herald] For millions across the globe, the simple act of preparing a meal is fraught with danger. Imagine the kitchen filled not with delicious smells but with harsh smo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Liberia: 23 MOA Staff Off to China for Training in Agro-Processing, Preservation
[Liberian Observer] A group of 23 staff members from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) have departed for the People's Republic of China to participate in a month-long training semi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Namibia: Dry Meat May Be Moved to Disease-Free Zone
[Namibian] The Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) has announced that the dried meat of cloven-hoofed animals may be moved into the foot-and-mouth disease-free zone without a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
East Africa: Ethiopia's Wheat Victory Heralds African Renaissance, Says Olusegun Obasanjo
[Ethiopian Herald] Can Africa reclaim its agricultural sovereignty through bold action and visionary planning? Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo thinks so and he points t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Horticulture Producers Gain Export Premiums Via Fairtrade Africa
[Ethiopian Herald] - Fairtrade Africa has announced its continued support for the growth of Ethiopia's horticulture industry, aiming to enhance export capacity and help the country [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025