Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria: No Evidence Fulani Herders Set Market On Fire in Nigeria's Plateau State in April 2025
[Africa Check] No evidence Fulani herders set market on fire in Nigeria's Plateau state in April 2025 [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Africa: Wild Meat Is Eaten By Millions, but Puts Billions At Risk - How to Manage the Trade
[The Conversation Africa] One of the most pressing issues of our time is the wild meat trade. Why? Because it's consumed by millions and puts billions at risk from emerging disease [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Tanzania: Tanzania's Meat Production Soars As It Hits 1tri/ - Tonnes
[Daily News] Dodoma meat production in Tanzania has continued to increase, reaching 1,054,114.03 tonnes by February 2025, up from 963,856.55 tonnes produced in the 2023/2024 period [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Approach ZLC for Dispute Resolution, Farmers Urged
[The Herald] Farmers with agricultural land disputes have been encouraged to approach the Zimbabwe Land Commission provincial offices for assistance in resolving these disagreement [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Nigeria: 2 Killed in Fresh Attack By Suspected Herders
[Leadership] Armed men suspected to be marauding herdsmen have reportedly killed two farmers in separate attacks in communities of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Apr-2025
Rwanda: Agrihubs to Power Rwanda's Food Future
[New Times] AgriHubs and Food Basket Sites are poised to revolutionise Rwanda's agriculture, experts say. The new approaches are central to the country's new five-year agricultural [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Tobacco Farmers Face Heavy Losses From Barn Fires
[The Herald] The ongoing 2025 tobacco marketing season has brought disappointment and financial losses for farmers whose barns were recently devastated by fires. [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
South Africa: Environmental Justice Organisations Question Viability Of Mossel Bay Oil And Gas Plans
[The Green Connection] As Earth Month unfolds, The Green Connection and Natural Justice are speaking out against yet another push to expand fossil fuel development -- despite mount [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: White Former Farmers Start Receiving Compensation
[The Herald] Martin Kadzere -- Senior Business Reporter [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Record Wheat Production in Pipeline
[The Herald] In a significant move to boost agricultural production, Government has put in place a comprehensive strategy aiming for bumper wheat harvest targeted at 600 000 tonnes [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: Summer Irrigation Enhancing Food Security, Export
[Ethiopian Herald] Summer irrigated wheat cultivation is one of the agricultural sectors that has been widely implemented and has been effective in the past seven years of national [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Rwanda to host inaugural Africa Coffee and Tea Expo 2025
RWANDA – Rwanda is set to host the first-ever Africa Coffee and Tea Expo in 2025, po [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Diageo trades Ciroc North America rights for majority stake in Tequila Brand Lobos 1707
USA – Diageo has entered a joint venture with U.S. investment firm Main Street Advis [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Nile Breweries cuts water use by 40% at Mbarara plant, advances sustainability efforts
UGANDA – Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) has achieved a 40% reduction in water cons [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Brazil’s aquaculture industry production hit more than 900,000 tonnes in 2024 – Brazilian Farming Fish Association
BRAZIL – Brazil’s aquaculture industry has seen continued growth, reaching a recor [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Danish Crown to divide its core business into three units
DENMARK – Danish Crown has announced a restructuring plan that will divide its core [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
China imposes 34% tariff on U.S. pork exports, other products
CHINA – China has announced a 34% tariff on all U.S. imports, set to begin on April [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Starbucks India targets aggressive expansion despite FY24 losses, declining revenue
INDIA – Starbucks India has revealed plans to aggressively increase its store fo [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Côte d’Ivoire eases import taxes on animal feed to boost livestock, meat production
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Côte d’Ivoire has introduced a partial waiver on customs du [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Ghana faces significant poultry demand as imported frozen chicken overshadows local farmers
GHANA – Ghana’s poultry industry is under pressure as chicken imports continue [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Food colors market size to reach US$10.40B by 2033 – Straits Research reports
GLOBAL – Straits Research reported that the global food colour market will reach [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: A Fertilizer Factory - A Paradigm Shift On the Ethiopian Economy Next to GERD
[Ethiopian Herald] While recently responding to the questions forwarded to him by the members of parliament at HPR, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told members that Ethiopia will embark [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: State Distributes 1,402 Agricultural Tractors to Farmers
[Ethiopian Herald] - In a major step toward modernizing agriculture, the Oromia State handed over 1,402 agricultural tractors to farmers in a vibrant ceremony held yesterday in Sha [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Apr-2025
East Africa: Historic Danish Public-Private Partnership With WFP Expands Home-Grown School Meals in East Africa
[WFP] COPENHAGEN -- The three-year initiative is backed by US$40 million in co-financing from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Grundfos F [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: From Nyanga to New York - Zim Farmers Heat Up US Market
[The Herald] Deep in the rolling hills of Nyanga in Manicaland Province, near the Zimbabwe-Mozambique border, smallholder farmers at the Nyakomba Irrigation Scheme have discovered [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025