Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
AlaTrade unveils new US$2.8M chicken paw facility in Phenix City
USA – AlaTrade has initiated a new chicken paw heat-treating project at its Phenix City [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Kenya Meat Commission partners with Tushop, aim to penetrate Kenyan market more
KENYA – Tushop, a prominent e-commerce platform in Kenya, has announced a significant p [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Bühler Group expands in Germany with acquisition of Esau & Hueber
GERMANY – Swiss technology group Bühler has successfully completed the acquisition of [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
KTDA to set minimum quality standards to enhance Kenyan tea competitiveness
KENYA – The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) is considering the implementation of mi [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Jarvis Products Kenya unveils Pneumatic Stunner for humane cattle slaughter
KENYA – Jarvis Products Kenya, a subsidiary of Jarvis Products Corp., has introduced a [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Bettcher Industries announces availability of meat Grasselli Skinners
USA – Bettcher Industries, a subsidiary of Fortifi Food Processing Solutions, has unv [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
GeoSalmo appoints new Executive Chairman, former Salmon Evolution CEO Håkon André Berg
ICELAND – GeoSalmo, the Icelandic land-based salmon farming company, has announced the [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Kenya lowers tariff on UK alcohol following trade dispute resolution
KENYA – Kenya has agreed to lower the tariff on UK-made alcohol from 35 percent to 25 p [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
EABL plans to acquire full ownership of Uganda Breweries Limited
KENYA – East African Breweries Ltd (EABL) has announced its intention to increase its s [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Ferrero introduces plant-based Nutella to European markets
UK – Ferrero, the global confectionery giant, has officially launched a plant-based ver [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Morocco: Post-Quake Road Reconstruction in Al Haouz - Economic Momentum On Track
[MAP] Ouirgane (Al Haouz) -- Driven by sustained efforts to rebuild and rehabilitate the road network damaged by the Al-Haouz earthquake, economic activity has returned to normal, [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Angola: US-Backed Angola Rail Plan Gets $200m From Regional Development Bank
[Daba Finance] TLDR [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Morocco: Al Haouz - One Year After Earthquake, Healthcare Back On Track
[MAP] Al Haouz -- A year after the earthquake, the province of Al-Haouz is experiencing sustained momentum across various sectors, including healthcare, driven by a series of proje [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Kenya: Nairobi CBD Set for Major Overhaul Under Sakaja's New Initiative
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced an ambitious Central Business District (CBD) revitalization program aimed at giving the city center a much-nee [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Africa: UN Deputy Chief Appeals for Global Solidarity As Crises Roil East Africa
[UN News] Spotlighting crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN deputy chief concluded a regional visit in Adré, Chad, on Friday, calling for global solidarity to tackle fam [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: Wheat Farmers Urged to Activate Fire Prevention Measures As Harvest Draw Near
[The Herald] The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has urged farmers to implement robust fire suppression measures during the veld fire restrictions period and ahead of the upc [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Kenya: Portable Pasteurizer Keeps Milk Disease-Free for Kenyan, Rwandan Dairy Farmers
[VOA] Nairobi -- Kenyan officials have long pushed for milk to be pasteurized before it reaches the marketplace, but much of the milk sold is not pasteurized because small-scale ve [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Fuel Pump Price Increase Will Hike Food Prices Again - Commuters, Traders
[Vanguard] Some traders and commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have frowned at the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by the NNPC Ltd. [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Gambia: Farmers Become Hopeful As Heavy Pour Prevails
[Foroyaa] Hopes of farmers rejuvenated as heavy down pour prevails across Central River Region (CRR) and Upper River Region (URR), after a long period of dry spell. [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Nigeria: SON, NAFDAC Urge Investors to Transact On Standard Products
[This Day] The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Nigeria Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have advised manufacturers and those importing goods [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Neca Advocates Agriculture, Industrial, Human Devt Reforms for Nigeria's Strategic Path Forward
[This Day] The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has stated that Nigeria must focus on comprehensive sectorial reforms to enhance the country's business environmen [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Namibia: Namibians Spend N$10,3 Million On Apples in One Month
[Namibian] Merchandise trade data which the Namibia Statistics Agency released yesterday, show that the country sold apples worth N$300 000 in July, indicating a trade deficit. [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Bill Gates Highlights Nigeria's Potential to Transform Agriculture, Health
[Vanguard] The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has highlighted Nigeria's potential to significantly increase its agricultural output, which the foundation described [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Sudan: Minister Denies Famine in Sudan
[Dabanga] Port Sudan / Darfur / Nuba Mountains -- Sudan's Acting Minister of Agriculture, Abubakr El Bishri, has denied that there are any signs of famine in the country, refuting [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024
Africa: Africa's Urban Food Market Share Growing, New Report Shows
[New Times] Africa's urban market, which currently accounts for more than 40 per cent of food produced on the continent, is growing and is mostly supplied by Micro, Small and Mediu [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2024