Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Beijing’s American-style restaurants eliminate US beef from menus amid tariffs wars
CHINA – At Home Plate BBQ in Beijing, menus are being reprinted to show a major chan [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
IFF consolidates operations in Mexico to enhance customer-centric innovations
MEXICO – International Flavours & Fragrances (IFF), a global leader in food ingr [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Unilever, Department of Agriculture launch smallholder farmer programme in Jozini
SOUTH AFRICA – Unilever South Africa, a regional operator of the multinational Unile [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Kenya’s Turkana County distributes livestock to families hit by drought, insecurity
KENYA – Over 170 households in Katilu and Lokapel are receiving goats and sheep from [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Ultraprocessed food, beverage ban takes effect in Arizona schools
USA – Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs recently signed into law the Arizona Healthy Schools Act, which bans the serving of ultra-processed foods and beverages in any public s [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Neogen trades cleaners, disinfectants business for US$130 million
USA – Neogen Corporation, an innovative leader in food and animal safety solutions, has announced the sale of its global cleaners and disinfectants business to Kersia Gro [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Agrovision rebrands to Fruitist as consumer demand for healthy snacks rises
USA – Agrovision, a global leader in premium berry production, has officially change [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Astra launches upgraded KA-750PM peeler with color display and added features
JAPAN – Japanese fruit peeler manufacturer Astra has launched its latest model, the [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
bioMérieux launches WATCHFIRE™ to track pathogens in wastewater
FRANCE – bioMérieux, a French in vitro diagnostics company, has announced the launch of its WATCHFIRE™ molecular Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing solution desig [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Kissabel® progresses towards commercial volumes in southern hemisphere
After the success of the sales campaign in Europe and North America, the development of Kissabel® continues with the new harvest in the southern hemisphere. The striking range of [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: How Ethiopia Can Benefit From Adopting China's Bike Sharing System
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has been working day in and day out with a focus on modernizing its infrastructure and transportation system working hand in glove with China. [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Liberia: Bong Residents Demand Transparency Over $280k Presidential Palace Renovation
[Liberian Investigator] Gbarnga -- Residents of Bong County are demanding answers from local officials about the decision to spend $280,000 renovating the Gbarnga Presidential Pala [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Liberia: Major Internet Disruptions Expected As Govt Begins Repair Of Fiber Optic Cable
[Liberian Observer] In a decisive move to protect national connectivity to the internet, the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has announced emergency measures to mitigate [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Kenya: Poor Internet, One of Many Hindrances to Health Authority Registration in Baringo
[Capital FM] Nakuru -- Poor internet connectivity has been singled out as one of the main hindrances to Social Health Authority (SHA) registration in the vast Baringo County. [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: Aid Cuts Hit Ethiopia's Malnourished Children, Jeopardizing Life-Saving Response
[WFP] WFP warns millions at risk of growing hunger and malnutrition as country is buffeted by a raft of shocks [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: WFP Slashes Aid to Ethiopia Amid Funding Drought
[Reporter] The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it is pausing treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia as the organization struggles to source fund [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Nigeria: GMOs Key to Nigeria's Food Security, Says Federal Govt
[Leadership] The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to harnessing biotechnology and biosafety as vital tools for addressing the country's public health and agricultur [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Harnessing the GTCO Food and Drink Festival As Feast for the Senses
[This Day] A feast for the senses and a lifeline for small businesses, the GTCO Food and Drink Festival has become more than just a culinary celebration. [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Africa: Ethiopia Sets Pace in Africa's Agricultural Transformation
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia continues to lead the way in the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), with experts praising the country's unwa [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Jollof Index - Food Crisis Worsens in Nigeria, Ghana - Report
[Premium Times] The report highlights a deepening and multifaceted food crisis across West Africa, where persistent price volatility, climate shocks, and economic instability conti [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Strengthening Nigeria's Phytosanitary Policy - a Crucial Step for Trade and Consumer Safety
[Premium Times] Nigeria's agricultural future depends on its ability to enforce strict phytosanitary regulations. Without urgent reforms, the country risks losing valuable export m [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Nigeria: IMF MD Georgieva Meets Cardoso, Edun, Urges Nigerian Government to Improve Food Security
[Premium Times] Ms Georgieva applauded the Nigerian government's economic reform efforts and pledged to continue working with the government to support the reforms. [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: Anthrax Outbreak Kills Seven People, 15 Livestock in West Omo Zone, Southwest Ethiopia Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba- At least seven people and 15 livestock have died following an anthrax outbreak in Koka Kebele, Suri District of West Omo Zone in the Southwest Ethiopi [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 23, 2025
[allAfrica] Liberia High Court Declares Removal of Speaker Unconstitutional [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Coffee Research Institute receives US$3.86M to propagate & distribute seedlings
KENYA – The Coffee Research Institute (CRI), a body which focuses on coffee research [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025