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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Kenya introduces sugar development levy amid concerns over rising costs
KENYA – Kenyan consumers are bracing for an increase in sugar prices following th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Jan-2025
Welsh government announces US$1.8M fund to boost fishing industry
UK – The Welsh government is allocating US$1.8 million to support the marine, fis [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Jan-2025
Uganda: Audit Reveals Critical Gaps in Uganda's Procurement, Health, and Infrastructure Systems
[Nile Post] In his first audit handed to the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among on Wednesday, Mr Akol warned that the delayed rollout of the e-GP system could result in technologica [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Jan-2025
West Africa: Ghana to Probe Former President's Huge Cathedral Project
[Vanguard] Ghana's newly elected President John Mahama has announced plans to investigate his predecessor's contested $400 million National Cathedral project, a stalled religious l [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Jan-2025
Uganda: Suspect Neutralized As UPDF Thwarts Cattle Theft in Kitgum
[Nile Post] The UPDF remains committed to ensuring the safety of people and their property," he stated, urging residents to report suspicious activities promptly. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Several Chickens Killed As Bird Flu Hits Kano
[Premium Times] Mr Gaya said the index case of the disease was first observed on 7 December 2024, when a young man brought dead guinea fowl to the clinic [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Jan-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Taking Decisive Steps to Transform Food Systems
[ENA] Addis Ababa/ -- Ethiopia has been taking decisive steps to transform its food systems since the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, Coordinator of the UN Food Systems Coordination H [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Jan-2025
Nigeria partners with John Deere to boost agriculture sector
NIGERIA – The Nigerian Federal Government, through the National Agricultural Deve [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Sasini PLC reports US$4.3M loss in 2024 amid rising costs
KENYA – Sasini PLC, a leading Kenyan agribusiness firm, has reported a Kes 562.9 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
BioSteel expands Canadian operations with new manufacturing facility in Windsor
CANADA – Canadian sports hydration and nutrition company BioSteel has expanded it [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Indian state rations Kingfisher beer amid price dispute with United Breweries
INDIA – Telangana, India’s largest beer-consuming state, has begun rationing su [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Constellation Brands reports 3% rise in net sales despite challenges in wine, spirits segment
USA – Constellation Brands, a leading global beverage alcohol company, has report [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Danish Crown appoints new board
DENMARK – Danish Crown has restructured its leadership and announced significant [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Canadian government to invest US$20M to uplift Quebec’s fishing industry
CANADA – The Canadian government has announced a US$20 million investment to impr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Standing Ovation partners with Ajinomoto Foods Europe for animal-free casein production
FRANCE – French biotech company Standing Ovation, which specializes in alternativ [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
UK parliament approves research into cultivated meat production
UK – The UK Parliament has approved a research initiative to examine the potentia [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Cemac agricultural export prices decline in Q3 2024
WEST AFRICA – Agricultural export prices in the Cemac region have dropped by 14.3 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Djibouti: Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway Achieves First Profit Milestone Since Launch, Says CEO
[Addis Standard] Takele Uma, CEO of Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway S.C., announced that for the first time since the company's operational launch, it achieved profitability in the last [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: 5 Die in Maize Meal Tragedy
[The Herald] George Maponga, Masvingo Bureau [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Gambia: Stakeholders Review Progress On Food and Nutrition Security
[Foroyaa] Project 2 of the Program to Strengthen Resilience on Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel (P2-P2RS) has hosted a two-day working session in Jenoi, in the Lower Rive [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
South Africa: SA Regulator Urges ARC to Sell Fresh Produce Unit Over Market Control
[Daba Finance] TLDR [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Kenya: Agriculture Is Boring, I Will Make It Cool for the Youth - CS Nominee Kagwe
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary nominee Mutahi Kagwe has emphasized the need to centralize the agriculture sector to maximize farmers' profits and attract the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Nigeria: 26 Million Nigerians Face Acute Hunger
[The Conversation Africa] Food security in Nigeria is at a critical point and needs urgent attention. Over 26 million people out of an estimated population of 229.5 million faced a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jan-2025
Barentz appoints Derk Jan Terhorst as group CEO
NETHERLANDS – Barentz, a global supplier of specialty ingredients, has announced [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jan-2025
Paraguay targets doubling beef exports to the US by 2025
PARAGUAY – Paraguay has set its sights on increasing beef exports to the United S [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jan-2025