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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
EU alcoholic beverage exports reach US$34.7B in 2024, led by wine and spirits
EU – The European Union (EU) recorded a 10.9% increase in the value of exported alco [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Australian Distillers Association appoints Kylie Lethbridge as new General Manager
AUSTRALIA – The Australian Distillers Association (ADA) has appointed Kylie Lethbrid [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Global meat prices hitting record levels as US and China demand rises – FAO
WORLD – Global meat prices are reaching unprecedented levels, with demand from the U [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Meat, seafood prices remain steady in Egypt
EGYPT – Prices of meat and seafood in Egypt held steady across most markets. Local r [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Nestlé tops global food brand rankings for 10th year as Coca-Cola leads non-alcoholic drinks sector
WORLD – Nestlé has been ranked the world’s most valuable food brand for the tenth [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Coca-Cola appoints Luis Felipe Avellar as President of Africa Operating Unit
AFRICA – The Coca-Cola Company has named Luis Felipe Avellar as president of its [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
China bans Spanish poultry imports after bird flu detection
CHINA – China is halting poultry and poultry product imports from Spain following an [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
FDA raises NuNaturals sweetener recall to class II over labeling error
U.S.A. – NuNaturals, a company known for its zero-sugar sweeteners, has voluntar [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Hoffmann Family expands portfolio with Elmer Chocolate acquisition
U.S.A. – Hoffmann Family of Companies (“HF Companies”), a family equity firm, [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
REESE’S, OREO introduce first product collaboration
U.S.A. – Hershey’s REESE’S and Mondelēz International’s OREO have teamed u [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Uganda: Tororo Roads Committee Rejects Municipal Work Plan Citing Delays and Poor Road Quality
[Nile Post] Tororo -- The Tororo District Roads Committee has outrightly rejected the 2025/26 work plan submitted by Tororo Municipal Council after discovering that road works fund [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Ethiopia: Riverside Renewal to Transform Addis Ababa - Premier
[Ethiopian Herald] - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) announced the Addis Ababa Riverside Project's significant progress, highlighting its role in environmental protection. [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Africa: AfDB Signs Agreement to Mobilize $8b for Construction of Africa's Largest Airport in Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has signed an agreement with Ethiopian Airlines Group to mobilize $8 billion for the construction of Bisho [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Sudan: Local Solutions - Traditional Foods to Stave Starvation
[Ayin English] The phrase "necessity is the mother of invention" could not be more aptly applied to what is currently taking place in Sudan. Over half of Sudan's population--25 mil [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Nigeria: MOFI Takes Over Presidential Fertiliser Initiative From Nsia
[Vanguard] The Ministry of Finance Incorporated, MOFI, is billed to take over the management of the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative, PFI-NPK, Limited in a transition arrangement [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Farmers Raise the Alarm Over Influx of Substandard Fertiliser in Jigawa
[Leadership] The Jigawa State chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has raised alarms over an influx of substandard fertilisers in markets across the state and p [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Cross River to Create Jobs With Oil Palm Estates Sale
[Leadership] The Cross River State Council on Privatization has received bids for privatisation of the Nsadop Oil Palm and Boki Oil Palm Estates. [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
East Africa: From Drought to Resilience - Agfund Backs East Africa's Smallholder Farmers
[Ethiopian Herald] - The Arab Gulf Program for Development Global Initiative (AGFUND) has underscored the vital role of smallholder farmers in addressing drought and food shortages [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Senegal: Global Leaders to Gather in Dakar for Continental Food Forum
[Ethiopian Herald] - Heads of state are among the first high-level speakers confirmed for the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF), which is set to take place in Senegal from August 31 [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Ghana: GCCP Slams Government's 2025/26 Cocoa Price As Misleading, Calls for 70 Percent of World Market Rate
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Civil-Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has criticised the government's newly announced cocoa producer price for the 2025/2026 crop season, describing it as [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
Rwanda: New Tech Set to Turn Cassava Peels Into Affordable Livestock Feed
[New Times] A new technology to process cassava peels into animal feed could help reduce Rwanda's reliance on imported cereals, lowering costs for farmers and boosting local produc [...]
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Date: 11-Aug-2025
UK Government is missing out on booming Halal meat export market – AIMS
UK – The UK is being accused of neglecting a growing global demand for Halal meat [...]
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Date: 07-Aug-2025
Juicy Marbles launches plant-based salmon filet in the US market
USA – Juicy Marbles is releasing its second product in the “Juicy Marbles & [...]
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Date: 07-Aug-2025
Hormel Foods makes leadership changes in retail division
USA – Hormel Foods Corporation is appointing new leadership within its retail bus [...]
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Date: 07-Aug-2025
President Museveni orders immediate establishment of Sugar Council to stabilize Uganda’s Sugar Industry
UGANDA – Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the immediate oper [...]
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Date: 07-Aug-2025