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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Bühler Group’s Edyta Margas elected Vice Chair of IAFP European Symposium Committee
EUROPE – Bühler Group’s Global Head of Food Safety, Edyta Margas, has been elected Vice Chair of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) European Sy [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Nigeria’s Cross River State second to commence construction of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
Nigeria’s Cross River State became the second to mark construction of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone after the country’s Vice President Kashim Shettima and African D [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Liberia: Storm Destroys Health Facility in River Gee
[New Dawn] The Potupo Jayproken Clinic in River Gee County has suffered severe damage following a violent storm that recently swept through the region. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Nigeria: FG Flags Off Reconstruction of Over N700bn Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway
[This Day] *Umahi says Tinubu building roads that will last 50-100 years [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Nigeria: FG to Spend N777bn to Complete Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway
[Daily Trust] The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has stated that the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway would gulp N777bn to be completed. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Tanzania: Tanzania's Pace in Implementing Big Projects Impresses Diaspora
[Daily News] BELGIUM -- TANZANIANS living in Belgium and Luxembourg have expressed their satisfaction with the pace at which major development projects are being implemented under [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Egypt: PM Inspects a 650 MW Wind Power Plant in Ras Ghareb City
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli ,made an inspection tour, on Tuesday 15-04-2025, in Ras Ghareb city in the Red Sea governorate. [...]
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Date: 15-Apr-2025
Liberia: I'll Never Dedicate a Hand Pump Again
[New Dawn] Paynesville -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai says here that he will no longer participate in dedication of hand pumps, noting that such action no longer aligns with the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Sudan: Sudanese Mark Grim War Milestone Amid Surging Hunger, Hopes for Peace
[WFP] For millions in Sudan, WFP food assistance is the only barrier against catastrophic food insecurity [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Cote d'Ivoire: Cashew Boom Draws Global Agro-Industry Giants to Ivory Coast
[Daba Finance] TLDR [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
South Africa: How Women in Agribusiness Are Breaking Market Access Barriers and Claiming Their Space
[Graça Machel Trust] In South Africa, women play a critical role in agricultural production, significantly contributing to food security, rural development, and community resili [...]
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Date: 15-Apr-2025
USDA adjusts retail dollar limitations for meat, poultry sales in 2025
USA – The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Tanzania earns over US$25.9M from honey exports as sector sees steady growth
TANZANIA – Tanzania has generated Tsh 69.1 billion (US$25.9M) from the export of 6,0 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
illycaffè unveils sustainable X-CAPS coffee system
ITALY – Italian coffee brand illycaffè has introduced its new illy X-CAPS capsule c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Brazil’s green coffee exports surge 92% in March as global prices and tariffs reshape market
BRAZIL – Brazil’s green coffee exports recorded a sharp year-on-year increase in M [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Tea farmers in Kenya embrace mechanized plucking to reduce costs, boost earnings
KENYA – A growing number of tea farmers in Kenya, particularly in the Rift Valley an [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Coffee volumes drop at Nairobi Auction as Kirinyaga farmers celebrate record payouts
KENYA – The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) recorded a significant drop in volumes tra [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Fertiliser boosts Tanzania’s avocado output and export volumes
TANZANIA – Tanzania’s avocado industry is seeing strong growth after farmers embra [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Tanzania, DRC sign dry port deal to boost regional trade
TANZANIA/DRC – Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have signed a [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Anton Rabe elected Chairperson of Fruit South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – Anton Rabe, the executive director of Hortgro, has been elected as th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Food safety experts empowered on Good Laboratory Practices for animal disposition studies
MOROCCO – Food safety experts from 23 African countries completed an intensive training session on Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) for animal disposition studies in Rabat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Namibia: Dust to Settle On Troubled Rehoboth Street
[Namibian] The Rehoboth Town Council has announced plans to tar a problematic street in the town's Block F, addressing long-standing safety and road condition concerns. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Liberia: Greenville Port Undergoes Renovation
[New Republic] In an effort to improve infrastructure development in Liberia's Port sector, the Management of Greenville Port in Sinoe County has embarked upon a massive renovation [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Unseen Kitchen - Online Food Vendors Are the Custodians of Public Health
[Vanguard] In an age of convenience, getting food is just a click away. There's a surge of online food vendors who have moved past the brick-and-mortar, transforming smartphones in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Africa: Explainer - How WFP's Supply Chain Works to Tackle Hunger
[WFP] With budgets tight and crises mounting, getting food from A to B isn't just a matter of logistics - it's a lifeline for people the World Food Programme serves [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025