Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Cameroon strengthens cocoa and coffee exports with new regulatory monitoring, sanitary surveillance platform
CAMEROON – Cameroon has launched a regulatory monitoring and sanitary surveillance p [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Red Bull launches Lilac Edition energy drink for spring in U.S. market
USA – Red Bull has unveiled its first-ever U.S. Spring Edition energy drink, the Lil [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
InvestBev invests in Lucky Energy Drinks amid shift toward functional beverages
USA – Private equity firm InvestBev has made a six-figure investment in Lucky Energy [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Remy Cointreau scraps 2030 sales targets amid U.S. tariffs, global market headwinds
FRANCE – Remy Cointreau has abandoned its 2030 sales growth ambitions, citing sustai [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Africa’s top cold chain conference to focus on smart-tech and resilience in Durban
SOUTH AFRICA – The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) Africa Cold Chain Conferenc [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
China’s pig industry looks to shift towards fewer, larger producers
CHINA – China’s pig farming industry is undergoing a significant transformation [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Global cattle markets continue climbing despite trade uncertainty
WORLD – Cattle prices across major global markets are rising steadily in the firs [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
NIRSAL to launch feedlot training as Nigeria prepares for US$2.5B meat investment
NIGERIA – NIRSAL Plc, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Dev [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
East African nations work on joint fishing licence for Lake Victoria
EAST AFRICA – Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania are pushing forward with plans to imple [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Gov Ododo Flags Off Construction of Idah Township Road
[Leadership] Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, yesterday flagged off the construction of 7.2 Idah township roads, in Idah local government area of the state. [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Aiyedatiwa Flags Off Dualisation of Akungba-Ikare Road
[Leadership] The governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the dualisation of the Akungba-Ikare Road in Akoko, describing the project as a monumental stride to [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Minister Inaugurates NEDC Mega School in Yobe
[Leadership] The minister of state for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba Ahmadu Maigari, has inaugurated a mega school built by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Potis [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Uganda: Chinese Factories in Mbale Industrial Park Rise to Champion Environmental Protection
[Nile Post] In 2022, disastrous floods hit Sino Uganda Industrial Park in Mbale leaving a trail of destruction. [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
South Africa: Gauteng Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak At World's Largest Feedlot Is a Red Meat Flag
[Daily Maverick] The bottom line is that if FMD can occur at this operation, no South African cattle farm or feedlot is safe. But there is no need to rush out to stock up your free [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: We No Longer Go to Farm, Okonjo-Iweala's Kinsmen Lament
[Leadership] Over 100 youths in Ogwashi Uku Kingdom, Aniocha South local government area of Delta State have protested against the activities of land grabbers from neighbouring com [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Livestock - Nirsal Prepares Actors to Tap Into $2.5bn FDI
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has commenced the training of livestock value chain actors on how to benefit f [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs 3.2m Metric Tonnes of Fish Annually - FAO
[Vanguard] Abeokuta -- THE Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, has said that Nigeria needs 3.2 million metric tonnes of fish annually to meet local demand. [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Killer Herders' Creating Community of Widows, Benue Women Cry Out
[Vanguard] ...Decry perceived govt silence [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Ebinpawa - What About the Cocoa Boom of 2024?
[Premium Times] This article is focused on what's going on with cocoa alone. Across the land, there are so many other crops that sometimes sprout wildly but are worth fortunes. [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
South Africa: Largest Beef Producer Confirms Foot-and-Mouth Disease at Facility - South African News Briefs - June 5, 2025
[allAfrica] South Africa's largest beef producer confirmed foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at its facility in Heidelberg, in Gauteng. [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Yanmar Partners with Côte d’Ivoire’s ATC Comafrique to expand agricultural machinery business across 16 West African countries
Yanmar Agribusiness Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd., has announced a strategic partnership with ATC Comafrique, a leading automotive and industrial equipment d [...]
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Date: 04-Jun-2025
Eritrea: Increased Number of Educational Facilities
[Shabait] Asmara -- As a result of substantial investment in the education sector, the number of schools--ranging from kindergarten to high school--has increased by 900%. [...]
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Date: 04-Jun-2025
Uganda: Lira District Allocates Shs 220m to Boost Infrastructure At Amac Health Centre Iv
[Nile Post] In a bid to enhance healthcare service delivery, the Lira District Local Government has approved shs 220 million for infrastructural development at Amac Health Centre I [...]
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Date: 04-Jun-2025
Africa: Africa Has the Highest Rate of Forest Loss in the World - What the G20 Can Do About It
[The Conversation Africa] Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty reduction, food security, and to make the continent more resilient to climate change. They t [...]
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Date: 04-Jun-2025