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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria: Despite Right to Food Act - 11m Children Battling With Severe Food Poverty
[Leadership] Despite the passage of the Right to Food Act in 2023, which mandates the government to ensure food security, millions of Nigerians face hunger and malnutrition. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Mar-2025
Liberia: Liberian Farmers Innovate to Tackle Climate Change, Boost Food Security
[Liberian Investigator] Suakoko -- Under a blazing sun on the serene campus of Cuttington University, Mr. Joseph Ndebeh, a respected agricultural scientist at the Central Agricultu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Mar-2025
Slow acquires African Coffee Roasters to strengthen sustainable coffee production
KENYA – Coop and the Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) have agreed to s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Kenya, Italy strengthen coffee sector with ARABIKA project advancements
KENYA – Kenya and Italy have collaborated over the past three years to enhance the l [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Inbrew Beverages seeks US$200M to acquire Pernod Ricard’s Imperial Blue whisky
INDIA – Inbrew Beverages is looking to raise at least US$200 million from private eq [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Tanzania Bureau of Standards warns of rising alcohol misuse, calls for stricter controls
TANZANIA – The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has raised concerns over the growi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Crown Beverages expands recycling efforts in Uganda with WastePays partnership
UGANDA – Crown Beverages Limited (CBL), in collaboration with WastePays and with [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Bazooka Candy launches Baby Bottle Pop Twisters expanding its product range
USA – Bazooka Candy Brands, a division of Bazooka Companies, Inc. that manufactur [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Côte d’Ivoire announces new mango export campaign for 2025
COTE D’VOIRE – Côte d’Ivoire’s mango export season will officially begin o [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Ferrero Group, Funko partner to launch new DC Funko Pop chocolates
USA – Kinder Joy and Kinder Chocolate, the Ferrero multi-international company br [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
CMA CGM Iron becomes first dual-fuel methanol vessel to dock at Khalifa Port
UAE – The CMA CGM Iron has become the first dual-fuel methanol container vessel t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
France endorses revised Nutri-Score as EU debate persists
FRANCE – The French government has officially approved the revised Nutri-Score t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Your farm. Your solar.
As electricity prices continue to soar and grid reliability declines, South African farmers grapple with rising energy costs threatening essential operations like irrigation, refri [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
South Africa: Macpherson Takes On Second Leg of Listening Tour in Upington
[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson will on Thursday launch the next leg of his Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) listening tour in Upingt [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Liberia: Koon Breaks Grounds for Incinerator At JFK
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- "Regime Speaker" Richard Nagbe Koon breaks grounds here for an incinerator at the John F. Kennedy Medical Hospital in Monrovia. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Zambia: High Soybean Prices in Zambia and Malawi May Make Chicken Costly Too - Lack of Competition Is to Blame
[The Conversation Africa] Poultry is one of the cheapest protein sources for the growing population of the east and southern Africa region. That makes soybeans critical to food sec [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Uganda: Uganda Hosts Resource Partners' Conference to Strengthen Small-Scale Fisheries
[Nile Post] The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Ethiopia: More Than 230 Livestock Dead in Gofa Zone As Unknown Epidemic Spreads in South Ethiopia Region
[Addis Standard] More than 230 livestock have died in Uba Debretsehay district, Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia Region, due to an epidemic that began on March 14, 2025, pastoralists and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Zimbabwe: Posb Starts Selling Belarus Tractors With Flexible Financing Options Available to Farmers
[New Zimbabwe] The People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) Zimbabwe has announced that government-procured Belarus tractors are now available for purchase by local farmers through the Ban [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Liberia: Investigation Reveals Breach of Nafaa Act in Emma Glassco's Suspension, Appointment of Acting Director General
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Ghana: Indonesian Investors Urged to Invest in Mechanised Agriculture in Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] The Honorary Consul of Indonesia in Ghana, Paskal A.B. Rois, has made a case for Indonesian investors to take advantage of the positive business climate and come i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Malawi: Malawi Set for Affordable Fertilizer Breakthrough As Presscane Launches Production in Chikwawa
[Nyasa Times] Malawians are set to benefit from more affordable fertilizer in the coming months as PressCane Limited prepares to commence the production of bio-fertilizer at its fa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Botswana: Regulate Agriculture Profession - Baspa
[The Patriot] To alleviate high unemployment besieging the agriculture graduates, Botswana Agricultural Sciences Professionals Association (BASPA) is calling on government to regul [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Mar-2025
Jollibee’s revenue rises to US$4.7B in 2024, driven by coffee and tea growth
PHILIPPINES – Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), one of the largest Asian food ser [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Mar-2025
US seeks European egg imports as prices continue to soar
USA – The United States has approached Denmark and other European nations to expl [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Mar-2025