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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
AfDB mobilises $540m to support agriculture in Nigeria
The African Development Bank (AfDB) , said it has mobilized $450m to support Nigeria to develop Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, as part of the quest for food security in [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Apr-2022
South Africa: Global Fertiliser Price Increases Will a Cause Ripple Effect and Threaten Food Security - Seelan Gobalsamy, Omnia CEO
[Daily Maverick] The consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have rippled across the world, affecting geopolitical relations, disrupting supply chains and spiking commodity pr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Sierra Leone: 61 Years Later, It's Time to Finally Tackle Hunger
[Concord] There is hunger in the land. What can we do to address it? [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
NEWEST rice key in addressing poor yield
Tribune Online NEWEST rice key in addressing poor yield Rice sufficiency has been one of the cardinal targets of the present government and successive governments, where billions [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
South Africa: Eastern Cape's Komani Braces for Bleak Winter of Power Failures
[Daily Maverick] The people of Komani are dreading the approaching winter, preparing for ongoing power supply problems due to illegal electricity connections and dilapidated infras [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
South Africa: Jet Fuel Supply at OR Tambo Airport Stabilised
[SAnews.gov.za] Government has worked tirelessly to resolve the jet fuel shortage experienced at OR Tambo International Airport. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Zimbabwe: More Road Upgrades Completed
[The Herald] The major road through Ridgeview in Harare, the Ganges Road, has been undergoing surfacing and reopens soon, as more roads are also currently being reconstructed count [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Kenya: Changes in Sub-Saharan Maize Trade Spell Potential Trouble for Kenya
[The Conversation Africa] Maize production in some of the sub-Saharan African countries that dominated maize supplies during the 2021/22 marketing year is expected to be lower this [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Nigeria: FMN Launches First Wholly Made-in-Nigeria Brown Sugar
[Premium Times] FMN has established itself as a formidable player in the sugar sector through the success of the Golden Penny pure white refined sugar, which is renowned for its sw [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Ethiopia: War in Ukraine Compounds Food Crisis
[DW] Exploding food prices are driving hunger and poverty, particularly in Ethiopia. Aid organizations say they have had to cut food rations in half for even the most needy. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Sudan: Violence Exacerbating Poverty and Food Insecurity
[ICRC] According to two household surveys* conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in areas affected by violence in Darfur, all respondents said they are s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Africa: Amid the Worst Drought in a Generation, We Must Step Up Aid in the Horn of Africa
[The New Humanitarian] Brussels -- 'After three failed rainy seasons, the risk of famine is again a reality.' [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Africa: Russia-Ukraine Conflict - Time for Africa to Bolster Food Production
[The Herald] It is exactly two months since the Russia-Ukraine conflict started in the early hours of February 24, one of the latest conflicts to hit the world in recent times. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Malawi: Chakwera Assures There Will Be Food for Everyone
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has reiterated that his government will not let anyone die of hunger although majority of the smallholder farmers registered p [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Nigeria: Over 12,000 Nigerians Benefit From Saudi Feeding Scheme
[Daily Trust] More than 12,000 Nigerians have benefitted from the 2022 edition of the poverty alleviation programme of Abu Bakr Al-Sidiq Philanthropic Home of King Salman Humanitar [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Apr-2022
Governor Abdulrasaq’s quest to enhance food security after COVID-19 pandemic
Tribune Online Governor Abdulrasaq’s quest to enhance food security after COVID-19 pandemic IT is not restricted to Kwara alone, the ravage of the coronavirus pandemic is a univ [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Apr-2022
FG inaugurates steering committees for donor funded projects
Tribune Online FG inaugurates steering committees for donor funded projects THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has inaugurated 5 Natio [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Apr-2022
Low yield: CRIN, NEPC trains 100 cashew farmers
Tribune Online Low yield: CRIN, NEPC trains 100 cashew farmers Worried about low yield and poor information regarding cashew production, the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (C [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Apr-2022
Nurturing cassava seed entrepreneurs and making farmers proud
Tribune Online Nurturing cassava seed entrepreneurs and making farmers proud The quest for food security is an onerous task amid Covid-19, climate change, harsh operating environm [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Apr-2022
Ghana: 1D1F Initiative Pres Inaugurates U.S.$35 Plant ... for Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products
[Ghanaian Times] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday inaugurated a $35 million pharmaceutical manufacturing plant at Larpleku, Ningo-Prampram for manufacture of serum a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Apr-2022
South Africa: Sanral Suspends Toll Fee Payment At Uthongathi, Umvoti Toll Plazas
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has suspended the payment of toll fees at uThongathi Toll Plaza and Umvoti Toll Plaza on the N2 toll route in KwaZu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Apr-2022
Zimbabwe: Road Contractors Must Raise the Bar
[The Herald] The major road programme under the Second Republic has been moving forward rapidly, building on what had already been done earlier since 2018 and largely accelerating [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Apr-2022
South Africa: Gauteng Roads and Transport Notifies Motorists of the Temporary Closure of the R28
[Govt of SA] R28 Road closure for shoulder rehabilitation [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Apr-2022
Cameroon: Price Hikes Push Staple Foodstuffs Beyond Reach of Many in Anglophone Region
[RFI] The ongoing crisis in the north-west of Cameroon in the anglophone region, coupled with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has pushed t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Apr-2022
Ethiopia: 'This Is the Worst Drought in Forty Years' - Millions At Risk From Failed Rains
[UN News] Ethiopia's eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, which is worsening the already deteriorating humanitarian situation for ar [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Apr-2022