Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
HCCB partners with Telangana to empower women entrepreneurs
INDIA – Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), one of India’s leading FMCG companie [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Diageo to close Crown Royal bottling plant in Ontario amid supply chain restructuring
CANADA – Diageo has confirmed plans to close its Crown Royal whisky bottling facilit [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Ethiopia eyes cocoa as next major export commodity amid global supply gap
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia is positioning cocoa as a future export commodity to rival the e [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Ghana secures stable freight rates for 2025/26 cocoa export season
GHANA – Ghana has finalised stable freight rates for its cocoa exports for the 2025/ [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Pernod Ricard posts revenue decline as US, China weigh on 2025 performance
FRANCE – Pernod Ricard, the French spirits giant and owner of Martell Cognac, has re [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Kenya to open import window for raw sugar to support industrial production
KENYA – Kenya is set to open a special importation window for raw sugar to sustain i [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Carlsberg expands Phu Bai brewery to strengthen production capacity, sustainability in Vietnam
VIETNAM – Carlsberg has inaugurated the expansion of its Phu Bai Brewery in Thua Thi [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
dsm-firmenich restructures Executive Committee to sharpen strategic focus
SWITZERLAND – DSM-Firmenich has announced key leadership changes to its Executive Committee as part of efforts to accelerate growth in high-margin segments and strengthen [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Symrise launches “Accelerating Advantage” to drive food, beverage innovation
GERMANY – Symrise, a flavors and fragrances supplier, has launched a unified global platform, “Accelerating Advantage,” designed to help food and beverage companies i [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Pack’d launches organic frozen ingredients to cut household food waste, boost cooking convenience
UK – Frozen organic food specialist Pack’d has broadened its retail portfolio with the launch of a new range of organic frozen ingredients designed to make home cooking [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Olam commits US$200 million in Ghana food and feed industries
Singapore-based agribusiness group Olam has pledged to invest US$200 million in Ghana to develop agro-industrial projects. The announcement was made on 29th August, by Foreign Affa [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Mozambique approves investment projects valued at about US$5 billion in H1 2025
The Mozambican government has approved 115 investment projects valued at about US$5 billion in the first half of 2025, with the potential to create 17,000 jobs. Prime Minister Benv [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Egypt’s food exports rise 8% to US$4.03 billion in H1 2025
Egypt’s food sector exports reached US$4.03 billion during the first seven months of 2025, an 8% increase compared to the same period last year. The data, released by the Food Ex [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Mali launches 2025 shea season with a low nut price
Mali has officially started its 2025 shea nut marketing season, setting the minimum farmgate price for a kilogram of good quality shea nuts at 250 CFA francs. This price, announced [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Ethiopia: Premier Reviews Completion of Addis ICC-Goro-Vip Airport Corridor
[Ethiopian Herald] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), accompanied by senior government officials, yesterday reviewed the newly completed Addis International Convention Center-Goro-VI [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Rwanda: Owners of Idle Vehicles Warned About Road Maintenance Levy
[New Times] Owners of vehicles that are no longer in use or have been taken off the road could be liable for a new road maintenance levy if they do not return the number plates, ac [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Liberia: The Importance of Developing Maximum Security Prisons in Liberia - a Comparative Analysis
[Liberian Investigator] Liberia and Austin S Fallah -- The authors are graduates of Minnesota's hands-on leader and one of the US's best Public Policy Universities, Hamline Univers [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
South Africa: Buffalo City Wastes Millions On Vanity Projects While Essential Infrastructure Crumbles
[GroundUp] More than R200-million blown on mismanaged tourist attractions while beaches are polluted by sewage [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Egypt: Egypt's Food Exports Grow 8% to $4b in 1st 7 Months of 2025
[Egypt Online] Egypt's food industry exports totaled $4 billion in the first seven months of 2025, reflecting growth of 8 percent compared to the same period in 2024. [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Nigeria: NAFDAC Alerts Drug Firms to Recall Product
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a recall notice for Embacef 125 Powder for Oral Suspension following safety concerns [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Nigeria: Over 60,000 Farmers to Benefit From Free Fertilizer, Farm Inputs As Governor Mbah Flags Off Distribution
[This Day] Governor has increased functional tractors in Enugu from less than five to hundreds in two years, says farmers' union chair [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Zimbabwe: Inside the 'Bondage' of Zimbabwe's Contract Tobacco Farming
[Global Press Journal] Harare, Zimbabwe -- Land reforms gave Zimbabweans farms -- but contract tobacco deals have handed power to private companies. [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Ghana: Nafaa's Acting DG Attends 16th Confab of Ministers in Ghana
[Liberian Observer] The Chairperson of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) and Acting Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Auth [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Eyes Cocoa As New Cash Crop
[Ethiopian Herald] - Ethiopia is working to establish cocoa as a significant export commodity in an effort to equal the economic impact of commodities like rice, rubber, and coffee [...]
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Date: 01-Sep-2025
LA VICTORIA® expands portfolio with signature topping sauces, habanero salsa
U.S.A – LA VICTORIA®, an American brand of Mexican food products, has expanded its portfolio with four bold new offerings, introducing three signature topping sauces and [...]
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Date: 29-Aug-2025