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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Liberia: Liberia and China Break Ground for Training Facility At S.K.D.
[New Dawn] The Governments of Liberia and China have broken ground here to construct a training center. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Oyerinde - FG Should Create a System in Power Sector That Prioritise Industrial, Productive Sectors
[This Day] The Director General of Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, Mr. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, in this interview speaks on Nigeria's business environment and its impac [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
South Africa: After the Bell - ACSA's Mpumi Mpofu Is Making SA's Airports Glamorous and Profitable Again
[Daily Maverick] Visiting an airport is not as exciting as it used to be, but perhaps the huge chunk of cash the Airports Company South Africa is about to pump into our terminals w [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Liberia: MCC Clarifies Theater Renovation Plans Amid Viral Misinformation
[Liberian Observer] The Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) has moved swiftly to correct what it calls "misleading and unfounded claims" circulating on social media regarding the condi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Liberia: Baha'is Break Ground for National Center
[Liberian Observer] The Bahai community of Liberia on Thursday, August 21, 2 2025, broke ground for the construction of a new National Haziratu'l-Quds, a national center that the F [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Ethiopia: Egypt's Stance Stalls Abbay Dam Talks
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Over 14 years of talks between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Abbay Dam have failed largely due to Egypt's refusal to move beyond outdated treaties a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Killings, Abductions, Cattle Rustling Surge Across Northern States
[Premium Times] Terrorists have launched a new violent campaign in Kaduna, Niger, Kwara, Kano and Sokoto states, rustling livestock, abducting locals and forcibly displacing them. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Sudan: After 500 Days Under Siege, Children in Sudan's Al Fasher Face Starvation, Mass Displacement, and Deadly Violence
[Unicef] New York/Port Sudan -- After 500 days under siege, the city of Al Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease, an [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
North Africa: Egypt Launches Trade Mission to Ghana, Including 14 CEC Member Companies
[Egypt Online] The Chemicals and Fertilizers Export Council (CEC) has launched an Egyptian trade mission to Ghana, which will run until Aug. 30, with the participation of 14 Egypti [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Investigation - Agrochemicals Are Endangering Lives, Environment in Nigerian Communities
[Premium Times] Many Nigerian farmers who rely on agrochemicals to fight pests and control weeds are not aware of the health and environmental hazards the chemicals pose. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Tinubu Bans Export of Raw Shea Nut, Targets $300m Revenue
[Daily Trust] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts to curb informal trade, protect local processors, and reposition Nigeria's she [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Gov Namadi Signs Landmark Laws to Drive Jigawa's Agric and Livestock Transformation
[Premium Times] The governor emphasised that these initiatives are part of his administration's broader vision to transform agriculture from subsistence farming into an industriali [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Tanzania: Farmers to Benefit From 4.9bn/ - Fertiliser Credit Scheme
[Daily News] Dodoma -- MORE than 550,000 small holder farmers across Tanzania are expected to benefit from a new Partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) scheme aimed at enhancing access to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
SLMG Beverages targets US$799.5M revenue in FY26 on expansion, sustainability drive
INDIA – SLMG Beverages, one of Coca-Cola’s anchor bottlers in India, is aiming to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
MSM Malaysia pushes for sugar import controls as losses widen in Q2 2025
MALAYSIA – MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd, the country’s largest sugar producer and mak [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
Rite Foods clears 40 tons of plastic waste in Lagos
NIGERIA – Rite Foods Limited has announced the successful removal of 40 tons of plas [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
Kenya moves to boost tea exports to Egypt with value addition, trade reforms
KENYA – Kenya is reshaping its tea export strategy with a renewed focus on value add [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
Jiaherb expands US operations with major California warehouse relocation
U.S.A – Natural ingredient manufacturer Jiaherb has announced the relocation of its California warehouse from Anaheim to a significantly larger 131,000-square-foot facili [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
PepsiCo expands African footprint with US$20M factory in Nigeria
NIGERIA – PepsiCo, in collaboration with global logistics provider DP World, has off [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
Spinneys expands into Kuwait through joint venture with Alshaya Group
KUWAIT – UAE-based fresh food retailer Spinneys is expanding its regional footprint [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
Rajit Punhani appointed FSSAI CEO as authority cracks down on adulterated ghee in Gujarat
INDIA – Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Rajit Punhani has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (F [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
Bio-Rad launches internationally validated EZ-Check kit for rapid Salmonella detection
U.S.A. – Bio-Rad Laboratories, a leading global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, has introduced the EZ-Check Salmonella spp. Kit, a ra [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
Comvita backs US$33.6M takeover bid from Florenz – owner of Wedderspoon Organic
NEW ZEALAND – Mānuka honey producer Comvita has agreed to a takeover proposal from fellow industry player Florenz, which owns the Wedderspoon Organic brand. Florenz [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
Tanzania becomes Africa’s No. 2 maize producer without GMOs
Tanzania set a record maize harvest of 12.26 million tons in the 2023/2024 season, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture released in May 2025. This volume is 53% hi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025
Togo hosts livestock investment forum supported by AfDB
In Lomé, the Ministry of Fisheries, Livestock and Transhumance last week brought together livestock stakeholders and investors to explore opportunities in a sector seen as underde [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Aug-2025