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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
JBT, Marel merge to form JBT Marel Corporation
ICELAND – The Icelandic meat and food processing equipment manufacturer Marel has [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Global poultry industry poised to grow in 2025, RaboResearch report shows
WORLD – The global poultry industry is projected to grow by 2.5% to 3% in 2025, c [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Louis Dreyfus acquires BASF’s Food and Health Ingredients unit
NETHERLANDS – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a prominent player in the global agric [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Brazil sets new record for beef exports in 2024, reaching US$12.8B
BRAZIL – Brazil’s beef exports in 2024 have hit an all-time high, with 2.89 mil [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Sapele Road, Benin-City - A Case Study of Deception and Political Neglect
[Vanguard] Sapele Road in Benin City, Edo State, serves as a vital link between the capital city and other parts of Nigeria. Its strategic importance for commuters, traders, and bu [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Nigeria: FG Sets April Deadline for East-West Road Completion
[Leadership] Minister of Works, David Umahi, has set April 2025 deadline for the completion of the ongoing dualisation of the East-West Road, from Ahoada to Kaiama in Rivers and Ba [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Julius Berger PLC Restates Commitment to Timely Completion of Bodo-Bonny Road Project
[Premium Times] Despite challenges such as difficult terrain, extreme inflation, rising input costs, and FX volatility, Julius Berger Plc has continued to make progress on the proj [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Kenya: DP Kindiki Says SEZs, EPZs in Four Counties 50 Percent Complete - Targeted for June 30
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says the construction of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) in Kirinyaga, Murang'a, Eldoret, [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Food Security - Insecurity, Climate Change Are Biggest Threats to Agriculture / Olawepo-Hashim
[Vanguard] A former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said that insecurity and climate change constitute the biggest threats to agriculture in Nigeria. [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
South Africa: Inquiry Makes Recommendations to Improve Competition in Fresh Produce Market
[SAnews.gov.za] The Fresh Produce Market Inquiry has released its final report, which identifies features within the fresh produce value chain that impede, restrict and distort com [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Africa: Africa's Vision for Agricultural Transformation Unveiled At Uganda Summit
[Nyasa Times] In Uganda's Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort, African leaders, policymakers, and experts gathered for a landmark summit focused on transforming the continent's agrifood s [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Cocoa purchases plunge in Ghana amid election-related payment delays, financing crunch
GHANA – Cocoa purchases in Ghana experienced a significant decline in December 2024 due [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Brown-Forman secures exclusive distribution of William Grant & Sons Brands in Japan, achieves sustainability milestone
JAPAN – Brown-Forman has acquired exclusive distribution rights for William Grant & [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
High-quality Kenyan tea attracts better prices amid reduced production, exports
KENYA – Farmers and factories producing high-quality tea in Kenya are set to benefit fro [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
United States Beverage launches spirits division to support craft brands
USA – United States Beverage (USB), one of America’s leading beverage companies, has a [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Rolls-Royce supply electricity for Africa’s first rice straw MDF production facility
Rolls-Royce has commissioned ten mtu gas gensets in the Beheira province in northern Egypt to supply the Egyptian Wood Technology Company’s (WOTECH) production plant with electri [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Police Arrest 50 Suspects Over Abuja Highway Sewage Manhole Cover Theft
[Leadership] Operatives of the FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested over 50 suspects for their alleged involvement in the vandalism and theft of highway sewa [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Somalia: Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia Inspects Mogadishu Port, Commends Efforts to Enhance Maritime Infrastructure
[Radio Dalsan] The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Salah Ahmed Jama, conducted an official inspection of the Port of Mogadishu today, where he was w [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Somalia: Mayor of Mogadishu and Turkish Ambassador Discuss Key Development Projects for Capital City
[Radio Dalsan] The Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Banadir Region, Mohamed Ahmed Amir, today welcomed the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia, Alper Aktaş, in his office. [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Earthquakes - Expert Allays Concerns Over Renaissance Dam
[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Addis Ababa -- Amid a swarm of earthquakes and aftershocks that have rocked the Afar, Oromia, and Amhara regions in Ethiopia since December 22 2023, raised fe [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Liberia: New Butchery Shop for Organic Meat Products Opens
[Liberian Observer] In a move to contribute to Liberia's food industry, Rose Martin-King, a Liberian entrepreneur, has officially launched a new butchery shop and farm store in Joe [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Liberia: New Butcher Shop Selling Organic Meat Products Opens in Paynesville
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In a move aimed at transforming Liberia's meat market, Rose Martin-King has officially launched El Shaddai Butchery Agriculture Enterprise, a butcher [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Sudan: Farmers in El Gedaref Face Harvest Crisis Amid Sudan Cash Shortage
[Dabanga] El Gedaref / Port Sudan -- Farmers in Sudan's El Gedaref state have warned of a disastrous upcoming harvest season due to crippling cash shortages and logistical barriers [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Central Africa: Rwanda's Horticulture Exports Rise By 29 Percent
[New Times] Rwanda's horticulture exports increased by 29.1 per cent to reach slightly over $75 million (approx. Rwf104 billion) in 2023/2024, up from $58.16 million in the previou [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: Wet Spell - Tobacco Hectarage Increases 27pc
[The Herald] Edgar Vhera -- The combined influence of the rains and the extended tobacco seedbed destruction deadline has spawned a 27 percent increase in tobacco hectarage from 85 [...]
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Date: 08-Jan-2025