Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Whole Foods Store in California closed over vermin infestation
USA – A Whole Foods Market store in Cupertino, California, has been temporarily s [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
CBL Foods highlights illegal confectionery surge & warns of consumer safety
SRI LANKA – Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL), a confectionery manufacturer, has poin [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Rabobank: Climate change could shift global banana trade in Africa’s favour
AFRICA – African banana producers could see their exports rise in the coming deca [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Ingredion’s PureCircle achieves Farm Sustainability Assessment Silver Performance Level for Stevia Supply
USA – Ingredion, a global ingredient solutions provider, has announced achieving [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Sun World, Clarifresh team up to boost produce quality control
EGYPT – Sun World has announced a partnership with Clarifresh, a company that pro [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
bioMérieux pushes for sustainable solutions in lab plastic recovery
FRANCE – bioMérieux, a French in vitro diagnostics company, is leading an innova [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Final outlook: South Africa’s citrus export volume to rise by 3.6% in 2025
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s citrus industry is expecting a solid 2025 season, [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Nigeria: FCT - How to Stop Crashes At Sloppy Dutsen-Tipper Garage Junction
[Daily Trust] The age-long road crashes on the sloppy Dutsen-Tipper garage junction, along the Dutse-Alhaji/Bwari highway in the Federal Capital Territory, have recently become a s [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Hasten Enugu Airport Concession, Reps Caucus Tells FG
[Daily Trust] The Enugu State Caucus in the House of Representatives has thrown its weight behind the federal government's plan to concession the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Liberia: No More Potholes in Monrovia By December
[New Dawn] Margibi -- The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Public Works, promised here that before December 2025, Monrovia will experience no potholes. [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Kano Govt Approves N51bn for Capital Projects
[Vanguard] The Kano State Executive Council has approved an unprecedented ₦51.5 billion for critical infrastructure and public service delivery projects across the state, as part [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Tanzania: State to Build Modern Bus Terminals Nationwide
[Daily News] Dodoma -- The government has reaffirmed its commitment to upgrading and constructing modern bus terminals across various local government authorities in phases, MPs we [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Sudan: Jabir and Khartoum State Wali Discuss Progress On Service Projects in the State
[SNA] Port Sudan -- Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Jabir has reviewed the progress of d [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Namibia: Rain Season Takes Extraordinary Toll On Road Infrastructure
[Namibia Economist] Heavy rains have caused significant damage to road networks, leading to road closures, infrastructure failures, and increased safety risks. Authorities are urgi [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Govt Backtracks On Bulawayo-Vic Falls Road Rehabilitation Claims As Concerns Are Raised Over Corruption in Tender Awards
[New Zimbabwe] The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has backtracked on its statement that contractors are now on site and rehabilitation of the dilapidated Bul [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
South Africa: Why Aren't South Africans Growing More Indigenous Crops?
[The Conversation Africa] Western diets make up most of South Africa's food systems. This displaces indigenous crops and edible forest plants. [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: School Feeding Scheme to Continue Next Term
[The Herald] The Government has announced the continuation of the school feeding programme next term, an essential initiative aimed at eliminating hunger in schools and fostering a [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Nigeria: 50.1 Percent of Nigerians' Monthly Income Spent On Food - Report
[Daily Trust] A report by SEID, a marketing communications firm in Lagos, has disclosed that 50.1 per cent of Nigerians' monthly income is spent on food, just as rising electricity [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Liberia: 'We Are Here to Deliver.'
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Director General of the Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), Christopher D. Sankolo, responds to critics, saying he is here to se [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
Namibia: Hunger Grips Tobias Hainyeko ... Councillor Reflects, Opens Up
[New Era] Home to over 67 000 residents, the Tobias Hainyeko constituency in the heart of Katutura is grappling with widespread hunger, a crisis recently confirmed by its constitue [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
South Africa: Major Boost for Emerging N West Poultry Farmer
[SAnews.gov.za] To strengthen rural economies, fight poverty, and ensure food security in the province, the MEC for North West Agriculture and Rural Development, Madoda Sambatha, o [...]
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Date: 30-Apr-2025
China’s Chagee enters U.S. market with first store in Los Angeles
USA – Chagee Holdings Limited has officially entered the U.S. market with the openin [...]
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Date: 29-Apr-2025
UAE’s Al Khaleej Sugar to build renewable-powered sugar plant in Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN – Al Khaleej Sugar, one of the world’s largest sugar producers, has ann [...]
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Date: 29-Apr-2025
Allied Blenders and Distillers launches Golden Mist Brandy in India
INDIA – Indian spirits producer Allied Blenders and Distillers (ABD) has entered the [...]
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Date: 29-Apr-2025
Starbucks to launch first Iceland stores as global expansion strategy advances
ICELAND – Starbucks is set to open its first-ever stores in Iceland next month, mark [...]
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Date: 29-Apr-2025