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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Knorr Professional soy sauce sets innovation record for Unilever Food Solutions in China
CHINA – Unilever’s Knorr Professional soy sauce has gained a competitive edge [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Wall’s launches limited-edition Minecraft ice cream for gaming fans
UK – Wall’s has partnered with Minecraft, the world’s bestselling game, to la [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Jungbunzlauer expands functional ingredients portfolio with new gellan gum, mineral innovations for gummies
SWITZERLAND – Jungbunzlauer, a global supplier of sustainable ingredients from na [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
African Development Bank approves €100 million to empower women and youth entrepreneurs in building inclusive and sustainable agriculture
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €100 million loan to support Morocco’s inclusive solidarity-based agriculture program, focused on em [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
FAO, SADC parliamentarians join forces to advance the Right to Food and agrifood systems transformation
Amid growing food insecurity and malnutrition across Southern Africa, parliamentarians are stepping up to drive legislative solutions. From 22 to 24 July 2025, parliamentarians fro [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Liberia: Rep. Gahr Delivers New Road Equipment Worth $420k to Margibi District #5
[Liberian Investigator] - Cheers erupted across Margibi County's District #5 over the weekend as Representative Clarence Gahr delivered two brand-new earth-moving machines -- a bul [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Umahi Orders Emergency Repairs On Damaged Keffi Flyover
[Leadership] The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has directed emergency repairs on damaged sections of the Keffi Flyover. [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Rwanda: Why Some Key Housing Projects in Kigali Remain Incomplete
[New Times] The City of Kigali is seeking a new developer to revive the long-stalled Rugarama Park Estate project in Nyamirambo Sector, following the termination of agreement with [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Rwanda: New Developer for 300-Unit Masaka Housing Project
[New Times] A new developer has taken over Masaka Housing Project, which is expected to deliver hundreds of homes, The New Times has learnt. [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Uganda: Uganda's Refugees Turn Food Waste Into Clean Fuel
[SciDev.Net] Kampala, Scidev.Net -- In Uganda's Kyaka II refugee settlement, once discarded food waste is being put to better use to provide clean cooking fuel for the community -- [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
South Africa: Call for Urgent Overhaul of Disease Control Framework Amid Ongoing FMD Challenges
[SAnews.gov.za] Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, has called for urgent and proper regionalisation of South Africa's disease control framework, amid ongoing challenges posed b [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Kwara Farmers, Herdsmen Present Grievances At Peace-Building Forum
[Leadership] The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Kwara State have held a one-day dialogue on peace-building am [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Liberia: Lacra's Witch Hunt: a Dangerous Turn Against Free Expression and Institutional Fairness
[FrontPageAfrica] THE ONGOING crisis at the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) is no longer just an internal personnel dispute. It is a troubling case study [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Before Brazil Steps in - Fixing the Fundamentals of Nigeria's Beef Sector
[Daily Trust] 'What you are looking for in Sokoto is in your Shokoto' Yoruba proverb [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Nigeria: High Fertiliser Cost - Farmers Dump Rice, Maize Cultivation
[Daily Trust] There may be another food security crisis in the country due to the rising cost of fertiliser. [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Uganda: Museveni, FAO Director General Discuss Transforming Uganda's Agri-Food Systems
[Nile Post] President Museveni has met and held fruitful discussions with the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Qu Dongyu, at S [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
South Africa: KZN Steps Up Foot-and-Mouth Disease Fight With Widespread Vaccination Drive
[SAnews.gov.za] While the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has made significant progress in containing the spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in affected areas, non-complian [...]
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Africa: All of Africa Today - July 22, 2025
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Date: 22-Jul-2025
Moët Hennessy appoints Patrick Madendjian to lead North Asia
ASIA – Moët Hennessy, the wine and spirits division of luxury giant LVMH, has appoi [...]
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Date: 21-Jul-2025
Ethiopia shifts coffee export strategy amid U.S. tariff, eyes Asian and Middle Eastern markets
ETHIOPIA – The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA) has announced a change in t [...]
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Date: 21-Jul-2025
EU pushes for ban on meat terms for plant-based foods
EUROPE – The European Commission is moving forward with a plan to prohibit plant-bas [...]
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Date: 21-Jul-2025
Zambeef receives Best Agriculture Investor Award
ZAMBIA – Zambeef Products PLC has been named the Best Agriculture Investor at the In [...]
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Date: 21-Jul-2025
Cameroon invests US$10.6M in new poultry facility
CAMEROON – A newly launched poultry complex in Bamendjou, West Region of Cameroo [...]
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Date: 21-Jul-2025
Cermaq to acquire three salmon plants from rival Grieg Seafood for US$989M
NORWAY – Cermaq, the salmon farming company owned by Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporatio [...]
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Date: 21-Jul-2025
Kenya unveils mosquito-resistant tea clones
UAE – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is preparing to implement a new volumetric exci [...]
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Date: 21-Jul-2025