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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Türkiye moves to regulate sugary beverages amid rising health concerns over high fructose levels
TURKEY – Türkiye is preparing sweeping regulations on sugary beverages following [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Champion Breweries to acquire Bullet brand assets
NIGERIA – Champion Breweries Plc has entered into an agreement to acquire the bra [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Museveni orders draft of tea sector regulations to stabilize Uganda’s industry
UGANDA – President Yoweri Museveni has directed Uganda’s Ministry of Agricultur [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Nestlé unveils cocoa production technique to boost yields amid global shortages
SWITZERLAND – Nestlé has unveiled a patented technique designed to transform coc [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
AB InBev to invest US$15M in St. Louis brewery to strengthen U.S. operations
USA – Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has unveiled plans to invest US$15 million [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Carlsberg Asia launches digital acceleration program with Meituan, Grab, and Delivery Hero to redefine beer experiences
ASIA – Carlsberg Asia has unveiled a new digital roadmap through its Digital Acce [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Corbion, Kuehnle AgroSystems partner to develop Astaxanthin from algae fermentation
U.S.A. – Corbion, the Amsterdam-based global leader in sustainable ingredients, a [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Novonesis delivers strong H1 growth, sets ambitious 2030 targets with new ‘GROW’ strategy
DENMARK – Novonesis posted 9% organic sales growth in the first half of 2025, dri [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Premier Foods to acquire Merchant Gourmet in US$64M deal to boost healthy convenience portfolio
LONDON – Premier Foods, an ambient packaged foods company, has agreed to acquire [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Keychain secures US$30M to digitize supply chains, boost manufacturer connection
INDIA – Keychain, a start-up transforming sourcing and manufacturing in the consu [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Unearthing the secrets to preparing soil the smart way
Before seeds can take root, the soil must be ready, from ancient fields to modern farms, this truth has been passed down over the centuries, because soil readiness remains the firs [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Zambia, Qatar sign US$19 billion partnership deal
Zambia signed a US$19 billion partnership with Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings on August 18th 2025, in Lusaka. President Hakainde Hichilema oversaw the signing, describing it as one [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Bühler and SACB showcase power of strategic partnerships
Strategic collaboration between technology providers and industry associations remains central to building a sustainable food processing sector. This was evident at the 87th Annua [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Ethiopia: GERD As a Catalyst for Regional Integration, Stability and Shared Prosperity
[Ethiopian Herald] Following the laying of the cornerstone for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), people from assorted backgrounds felt on top of the w [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Ethiopia: Mieso-Dire Dawa Expressway to Transform Trade, Connectivity - Nation's 62.6 bln Birr toll road to ink eastern corridor
[Ethiopian Herald] Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has launched the construction of the 144-kilometer Mieso-Dire Dawa expressway, a major infrastructure project worth 62.6 b [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
East Africa: Uganda Secures Shs1tn Afrexim Bank Loan for Infrastructure Projects
[Nile Post] The government has signed a 10-year loan agreement worth EUR 270 million (about Shs 1.1 trillion) with the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank) to finance developm [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Somalia: Somali President Inaugurates Development Projects in Galmudug
[Radio Dalsan] Dhusamareeb -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, alongside Galmudug regional leader Ahmed Abdi Kariye,(Qoorqoor) on Wednesday inaugurated the Nagaad Project C [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Tunisia: President Urges Action to Tackle Delays in Key Infrastructure Projects
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, August 21 -- President Kais Saied, had a meeting, Wednesday, at Carthage Palace, with Minister of Equipment and Housing, Salah Zouari, during which he [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Zimbabwe: From Zimbabwe to Japan - How Sesame Seeds Are Helping Farmers Grow a Profit
[WFP] Bumper harvests of the drought-resistant crop ring in food security - and export income - for smallholders with support from the Government of Japan and the World Food Progra [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Liberia: Citizens Question Senator White Rice in Bong.
[New Dawn] Growing frustration is mounting among citizens of Bong County over Senator Johnny Kpehe's much-publicized "white rice project," which many residents say has yet to produ [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Liberia: KAICT & Partners Sound Alarm Over Growing Hunger and Food Insecurity - At ACPA 22nd Anniversary
[New Dawn] [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Liberia: Comoros Delegation Seeks Fisheries Partnership With Liberia Through Nafaa
[Liberian Investigator] - A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed interest in forging a fisheries partnership with Liberia through the National [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
South Africa: Moves to Revitalise KZN's Beef Industry
[SAnews.gov.za] With KwaZulu-Natal moving to revitalise its beef industry, MEC for Finance Francois Rodgers has welcomed a recent high-level engagement with agricultural sector sta [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Malawi: AGRA Eyes Soybeans and Groundnuts to Help Malawi Break Free From Tobacco Dependence
[Nyasa Times] Malawi could double its export revenues within the next decade by shifting from tobacco to high-potential crops such as soybeans, groundnuts, and horticulture, a seni [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Liberia: Comoros Seeks Fisheries Cooperation With Liberia
[Liberian Observer] A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed strong interest in forging a joint fisheries cooperation with the Government of Libe [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025