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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Philippines to allow beef imports from Russia amid rising meat demand
PHILIPPINES – The Philippines has opened its market to Russian beef and beef offal i [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
BRF to build US$160M meat processing plant in Saudi Arabia
SAUDI ARABIA – Brazil-based food company BRF is investing up to US$160 million in a [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Lead exposure, choking risks trigger baby food recalls across United States
USA – Fruselva USA, a Miami-based producer, has issued a voluntary recall of 25,600 units of Good & Gather Baby Pea, Zucchini, Kale, and Thyme Vegetable Puree, sold u [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Twiga Foods acquires three FMCG distributors in push to expand across Kenya
KENYA – Kenyan agri-tech firm Twiga Foods has bought majority shares in three re [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Nestlé launches new Yorkie Biscuit & Brownie expanding its confectionery portfolio
UK – Nestle, a multinational confectionery company, has unveiled its new Yorkie bi [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Kenyan avocados face tough European market as shipping crisis drags on
KENYA – Kenyan avocado exporters are facing significant trade difficulties this [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Mars Inc., expands its product line with manufacture of Snickers in Egypt
EGYPT – Mars Incorporated, a global, family-owned confectionery company, has beg [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Nestlé invests US$73.32M in its Tri An factory to boost production
VIETNAM – Nestlé Vietnam, a regional operator of the Nestlé multinational, has i [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Salmonella contamination prompts widespread recalls across Canada
CANADA – Henlong Oriental Gifts & Foods Co. Ltd. is recalling Captain’s Choice brand Shredded Coconut because of possible Salmonella contamination. The affected [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Liberia: 'No Politics' in Fiber Optic Rerouting At PHP Park
[Liberian Observer] The Cable Consortium of Liberia (CCL) has announced the start of a major operation to reroute and replace a section of the country's fiber optic cable infrastru [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Madagascar: French President Macron Heads to Madagascar to Discuss Regional Cooperation and Development
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- French President Emmanuel Macron is set to arrive in Madagascar on Wednesday, April 23, for a two-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relation [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Presidential Fisheries Scheme in Key Milestone
[The Herald] The Presidential Community Fisheries Programme has recorded significant success in Zvishavane, driving development through the introduction of 10 000 fingerlings into [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Liberia: Shenzhen Mayor to Invest in Liberia's Agriculture
[New Dawn] - Liberia's quest to attract agricultural investments to create more jobs and improve food security is gradually becoming a reality here, as the mayor of Shenzhen, China [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Liberia: Suspended Naffa Boss Wants Speedy Investigation
[New Dawn] -Appeals to LACC [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
South Africa: Begging to Feed Their Children
[GroundUp] Women who beg at traffic lights with their children say they have no other options [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: Zone Harvests Over 42,000 Hectares Via Summer Wheat Irrigation
[Ethiopian Herald] · Boosting nat'l wheat export goals [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Farmers Expand Cultivation of TELA Maize After Record Harvest in North
[Leadership] Farmers across northern Nigeria are expanding their farmlands to cultivate more of the high-yielding TELA maize variety following a bumper harvest last season. [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Africa: How Science Solutions Are Saving Africa's Livestock and Livelihoods
[IPS] Nairobi -- Livestock are a lifeline for millions of farmers in Africa as a source of food and wealth. But devastating diseases are threatening the health and productivity of [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Namibia: Farmers Aid Hunger-Stricken Gobabis Residents
[New Era] Farmers from the Epukiro constituency donated 84 melons of various varieties to the Gobabis constituency office as contribution to the region's ongoing fight against hung [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Nigeria: 'Dangote's N31bn Food Programme Bolsters Food Security in Two Years'
[This Day] For committing N31 billion to its food programme for the second year in a row, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has said that the Aliko Dangote Foundation's (ADF) An [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: WFP Warns of Rising Hunger and Malnutrition in Ethiopia As Humanitarian Needs Outpace Resources
[WFP] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional instability, displacement, drought and economic shocks, leave milli [...]
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Date: 22-Apr-2025
U.S. coffee consumption reaches new high with 66% of adults drinking daily – NCA
USA – Coffee consumption in the United States continues to rise, with 66% of America [...]
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Date: 17-Apr-2025
South Africa marks 363 years of apple farming
SOUTH AFRICA – The South African apple industry, on April 17, 2025, marked a special [...]
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Date: 17-Apr-2025
GFSI 2025 Conference concludes with a call for enhanced food safety, transparent food systems
IRELAND – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recently concluded its 24th conference in Dublin with industry leaders calling for stronger, more transparent food syst [...]
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Date: 17-Apr-2025
LVMH Q1 sales drop amid Trump tariffs, sluggish luxury demand in key markets
FRANCE – LVMH reported a two percent decline in first-quarter sales for 2025, amount [...]
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Date: 17-Apr-2025