Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Ethiopia tightens coffee export rules with higher capital thresholds, stricter quality standards
ETHIOPIA – The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA) has implemented a new direc [...]
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Date: 18-Sep-2025
Summ Ingredients unveils FermiPro to transform plant-based food innovation
DENMARK – Danish foodtech company Summ Ingredients, formerly known as Nutrumami, has launched its first multifunctional product, FermiPro, following a successful €1.7 m [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Singapore’s Terra Oleo raises US$3.1M to transform agro-industrial waste to palm oil, cocoa alternatives
SINGAPORE – Foodtech startup Terra Oleo has secured US$3.1 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of sustainable alternatives to palm oil and cocoa butter. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
EU regulators resume antitrust review of Mars–Kellanova US$36B deal
EUROPE – EU antitrust regulators have restarted their investigation into Mars’ proposed US$36 billion acquisition of Pringles maker Kellanova, setting December 19, 2025 [...]
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Date: 18-Sep-2025
Ferrero relaunches limited edition CRUNCH White for holiday season
USA – Ferrero North America is relaunching CRUNCH White, the white chocolate version of its classic CRUNCH Crisped Rice bar, for a limited time this fall and winter. [...]
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Date: 18-Sep-2025
Morocco targets 200,000 tons of olive oil in 2025
Morocco’s olive oil industry expects to produce 200,000 tons in 2025, more than double last year’s 90,000 tons, according to projections by the Moroccan Olive Interprofessional [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Uganda: Parliament Scrutinises New Loan Requests for Infrastructure Development
[Nile Post] Uganda's Parliament has received and referred two significant loan requests to the House Committee on National Economy for further examination. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Zimbabwe: 'Timely Completion of Projects a Must'
[The Herald] Timely completion of projects, good workmanship and observing the principle of value for money are virtues that must be entrenched in all Government ministries, depart [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Zimbabwe: Ruwa Aims for Town Status
[The Herald] The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Harare Metropolitan Charles Tawengwa has commended Ruwa Local Board's progress in infrastructure develo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
South Africa: Deputy President to Address Public Works and Infrastructure Minmec
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Thursday deliver the keynote address at the two-day Public Works and Infrastructure Minister and MECs (MinMEC) sitting, sche [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
South Africa: Gauteng Unveils Bold Plan to Address Infrastructure Challenges
[SAnews.gov.za] In a move to confront infrastructure challenges within Gauteng, the provincial government is deploying a "multi-faceted and practical strategy" to fix failing infra [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
South Africa: Public Works Committee Bemoans Delay in Forensic Report On George Building Collapse
[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure today expressed disappointment with the report it received from the Council for the Built En [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Sudan: FAO Moves to Protect 9.4 Million Livestock in Nationwide Vaccination Campaign
[United Nations in Sudan] Four-month emergency response effort aims to curb transboundary and zoonotic diseases, strengthen livelihoods, ease the food crisis and revive the ailing [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Mozambique: CDD Accuses Government of Refusing to Legalize Union of Agricultural Extension Workers
[AIM] Maputo -- A prominent Mozambican NGO, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has accused the government of refusing to legalize the Union of Agricultural Extension W [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
West Africa: Nigeria, Sahel Nations Need $6bn to Bridge Irrigation Funding Gap - FAO
[Leadership] The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations on Wednesday underlined the urgent need to close a $6 billion funding shortfall to expand irrigation [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Nigeria: Nigeria Unveils $3.1 Billion Agricultural Investment Portfolio to Boost Food Security
[Premium Times] The government said the initiative will directly benefit 45,000 farmers, set up 375 processing units, and reduce the nation's import dependence on starch and high-q [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Uganda: Journalists Trained On Land Rights and Agroecology As Uganda Faces Growing Food System Threats
[Nile Post] The Eastern and Southern Africa Small-scale Farmers' Forum (ESAFF Uganda) has trained journalists on land rights and agroecology, in an initiative aimed at strengthenin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Uganda: Police Crack Down On Cattle Theft in South Kyoga Region, 10 Suspects Arrested
[Nile Post] Security agencies in the South Kyoga Region have intensified operations against cattle theft, resulting in the arrest of 10 suspects and the recovery of 32 stolen cows. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Zimbabwe: Blue Ribbon Stops Operations At Bulawayo Plant Due to Grain Shortage
[New Zimbabwe] One of Zimbabwe's largest milling companies, Blue Ribbon Foods, has halted operations at its Bulawayo plant due to an acute shortage of grain. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Sep-2025
Africa: Farmers Build Resilience with Genebank Seeds
[Crop Trust] In Ghana, farmers can generally get hold of just a few varieties of Bambara groundnut to plant. But this is beginning to change, thanks to a new way of connecting fa [...]
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Date: 18-Sep-2025
Hain Celestial reports fourth-quarter, full-year losses amid soft demand and impairment charges
USA – The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. has reported lower-than-expected results for it [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Sep-2025
NoPalm Ingredients, Milcobel partner to turn dairy byproducts into sustainable oils
THE NETHERLANDS – Dutch biotech start-up NoPalm Ingredients has announced a strategic partnership with Milcobel, Belgium’s leading dairy cooperative, to transform dairy [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2025
Tata Consumer Products targets premium tea segment to boost growth, regain market leadership
INDIA – Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL), the fast-moving consumer goods arm of the [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2025
Soufflet Malt launches MalTiply 2030 strategy to transform global malt applications
UK – Soufflet Malt, the world’s largest maltster, has launched a new growth roadma [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2025
Carlsberg explores India IPO as revenues cross US$113.8M in FY24
INDIA – Carlsberg A/S, the Danish multinational brewer, is exploring an initial publ [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Sep-2025