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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Solina Foods enters South American market with acquisition of Brazil’s New Max
BRAZIL – France-based savoury ingredients supplier, Solina Foods, has signed an a [...]
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Date: 10-Jul-2025
Hershey names Kirk Tanner as CEO, succeeding Michele Buck
USA – The Hershey Company has announced the appointment of Kirk Tanner as its new [...]
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Date: 10-Jul-2025
Cargill advances sustainable cocoa supply chain with biomass boilers, solar power, and emission reduction targets
USA – Cargill has unveiled a major sustainability initiative aimed at transformin [...]
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Date: 10-Jul-2025
Kenya suspends sugar milling in Western regions for three months
KENYA – The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) has announced a three-month suspension of sug [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Transcao CI launches US$235M cocoa processing plant in Côte d’Ivoire
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – State-owned cocoa company Transcao CI has commissioned a new C [...]
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Date: 10-Jul-2025
Ethiopia’s coffee exports hit record US$2.65B in 2024/25 fiscal year
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia earned a record US$2.653 billion from coffee exports during t [...]
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Date: 10-Jul-2025
Kraft Heinz to divest infant, specialty food unit in Italy to NewPrinces at US$140M valuation
ITALY – The Kraft Heinz Company has reached a definitive deal to sell its infant [...]
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Date: 10-Jul-2025
Kenya: AfDB Urges Fiscal Reforms to Boost Kenya's Economic Growth
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for reforms that will broaden fiscal revenue, formalize the informal sector, deepen financial markets, and ma [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Mauritius: Minister Gunness Launches Upgrading Works On Julius Nyerere Avenue and B1-M1 Link Road
[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of National Infrastructure, Mr Govindranath Gunness proceeded yesterday to the launch of the project for the Upgrading of Julius Nyerere Aven [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Nigeria: NAFDAC Warns On Recalled U.S. Supplements
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians about the recall of certain multivitamins and iron supplements in the U.S [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Nigeria: NAFDAC Uncovers Fake Chemicals, Expired Food Flavours Worth N1 Billion
[Premium Times] The raid was carried out following credible intelligence about a criminal network endangering public health [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Liberia: Fisheries Initiatives Wins Global Recognition
[Liberian Observer] Liberia's efforts to reform and transform its fisheries sector received strong national and international praise on Monday, July 7, 2025, as the country officia [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Liberia: Sankofa Farms Urges Livestock Investment As Liberia Imports 75 Percent of Its Meat
[Liberian Investigator] Standing beside a pen of sheep, goats, and cattle at SANKOFA Farms in Bong County, Nyamah G. Dunbar delivers a blunt message: Liberia must invest in livesto [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Who Urges Hike in Prices of Sugary Drinks, Tobacco, Alcohol By 50 Percent
[Leadership] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Nigeria and other member countries to implement a 50 per cent increase in the prices of sugary drinks, tobacco, and a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
West Africa: Liberia Hails EU-Funded Fisheries Project for Coastal Community Impact
[Liberian Investigator] Published: July 9, 2025 [...]
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Date: 10-Jul-2025
Liberia: FAO Launches Liberia Situation Room in Rome to Strengthen Food Security
[Liberian Investigator] - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has inaugurated the Liberia Situation Room, a state-of-the-art hub designed to transform [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Liberia: EU Praises Fishmongers, Cmas At Project Closing Ceremony
[Liberian Observer] The European Union (EU) lauded Liberia's fishmongers and Collaborative Management Associations (CMAs) as pillars of progress during the close-out of the Communi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Kenya: Govt Halts Sugarcane Milling in Western Region Amid Shortage
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has suspended sugarcane milling in the upper and lower Western regions amid an acute shortage of mature sugarcane. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Namibia: Rundu State Hospital Struggles With Outdated Fleet, Infrastructure
[Namibian] Acting regional health director for the Kavango East region chief health programme officer Haita Sitareni has raised concerns over Rundu State Hospital's aging fleet and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Mauritius: Mauritius and Singapore Deepen Cooperation in Infrastructure Development
[Government of Mauritius] Strengthening collaboration between Mauritius and Singapore in key areas of infrastructure development was at the heart of discussions during a courtesy c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Equatorial Coca-Cola expands West Africa presence with acquisition of Voltic and WARL in Ghana
GHANA – Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) has announced the acquisiti [...]
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Date: 09-Jul-2025
Kenya introduces 4% sugar development levy to revive local industry
KENYA – Kenya has announced the implementation of a 4% Sugar Development Levy (SD [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Artcaffé expands to Kenya’s Nanyuki, bringing its unique café, restaurant, bar experience beyond Nairobi
KENYA – Artcaffé has announced the opening of its newest branch in Nanyuki, mar [...]
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Date: 09-Jul-2025
Bird flu outbreak ravages through South African poultry again
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa is once again battling outbreaks of highly pathogenic [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Kenya: Govt Refutes Claims of Fresh Avocado Export Ban
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Government has dismissed claims that it has banned the export of fresh avocados, assuring both local producers and international markets that trade rema [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025