Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
South Africa: A Taste of Somalia On the Streets of Joburg
[GroundUp] We visited a Somali-owned coffee shop in Mayfair which serves qaxwo and other Somali treats [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Africa: Africa Launches Second Phase of Phytosanitary Programme to Fight Crop Pests
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (I [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
South Africa: New Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations Come Into Effect
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Agriculture has announced the commencement of the new Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 2018 (Act No. 12 of 2018) and its regulations with effect from 1 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Kenya: Govt Bans 77 Harmful Pesticides Over Safety Concerns
[Capital FM] Kagwe noted this decisive action follows a comprehensive assessment of pesticide products by the Pest Control Products Board. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Ghana: Ghana's International Reserves Will Be Eroded By Sharp Decline in Gold Prices - Fitch Solutions
[Ghanaian Times] FITCH Solutions has warned that a sharp decline in global gold prices triggered by a return towards more conventional trade policies in the US and the resolution o [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Kenya unveils US$30.98M annual sugar sector investment plan to drive growth, sustainability
KENYA – Kenya’s Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi Ka [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
Nigeria’s cocoa export revenue surges 3,000% in five years amid weak Naira, global supply constraints
NIGERIA – Cocoa has emerged as Nigeria’s leading agricultural export, with earning [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
Lavazza eyes merger with Germany’s Dallmayr to strengthen European coffee market position
GERMANY – Italian coffee giant Lavazza Group is exploring a potential merger wit [...]
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Date: 17-Jun-2025
Norway records declining seafood export value amid salmon price drop
NORWAY – Norway’s seafood export earnings dropped in May following a sharp decl [...]
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Date: 17-Jun-2025
Redefine Meat launches updated plant-based burgers across Europe
EUROPE – Redefine Meat has introduced its latest line of plant-based meat alterna [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
China approves 106 US meat plants for export
CHINA – China has authorized 106 pork and poultry processing plants from the Unit [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
Judge approves sale of Pure Prairie Poultry plant
USA – The shuttered Pure Prairie Poultry (PPP) processing facility in Charles Cit [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
Seychelles Trading Corporation launches US$8M cold storage facility
SEYCHELLES – A new cold storage facility built by the Seychelles Trading Corporat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
Poulta Inc. to partner with Tanmiah Food Company in rolling out AI-driven poultry tech in Saudi Arabia
SAUDI ARABIA – Poulta Inc., a technology company based in Silicon Valley, is join [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
Kikkoman targets deeper foodservice engagement in India with Manga-led story campaign
India – Global Japanese brand Kikkoman, has introduced its signature soy sauce to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
Liberia: No Contending Party Owns Disputed Mining Site in Ben-Ben Town, Mines and Energy Ministry Declares
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Mines and Energy has officially resolved a protracted mining dispute in Ben-Ben Town, Todee District, Montserrado County, declaring th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
Liberia: Fagonda Dam Restored After Decades As Liberia Launches U.S.$650k Irrigation Project in Lofa
[Liberian Investigator] Wahansa, Lofa County <em> -- After decades of abandonment, the Liberian government has officially restored the Fagonda Dam on the Kaiha River [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
Liberia: Sanniquellie Airstrip Revival Begins
[Liberian Observer] After decades of neglect and encroachment, the historic Sanniquellie Airstrip is poised for a major transformation. On June 11, 2025, Samaritan's Purse Internat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jun-2025
PepsiCo shuts down Frito-Lay manufacturing site after five decades
USA – PepsiCo has ceased manufacturing operations at its Frito-Lay processing pl [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jun-2025
Heineken to invest US$2.75B in new brewery in Mexico
MEXICO – Heineken has unveiled plans to invest $2.75 billion between 2025 and 20 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jun-2025
Ethiopia’s coffee production forecast to reach record 11.6M bags in 2025/26 amid reforms, climate gains
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia’s coffee production is forecast to reach a record 11.6 mil [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jun-2025
CFAN urges regulatory-only role for new cocoa board to boost Nigeria’s production, global competitiveness
NIGERIA – The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) has urged the Federal Gove [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jun-2025
Keurig Dr Pepper’s “State of Beverages 2025” report reveals shifts toward personalization, wellness, and non-alcoholic choices
USA – Keurig Dr Pepper Inc has released its inaugural “State of Beverages 2025 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jun-2025
Zimbabwe: Govt Unveils Heap to Turn Smallholder Farmers Into Global Horticulture Players
[263Chat] Ministry of land Agriculture, Fisheries Water and Rural Development deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos said the Horticultural Economic Advancement Program (HEAP) will ena [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jun-2025
Tanzania: Tanzania Roles Out National Livestock Vaccination, Identification Campaign
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government is set to launch a nationwide livestock vaccination and identification campaign on June 16, 2025, aimed at boosting animal health and opening [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jun-2025