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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
OK Zimbabwe closes 11 stores amid financial struggles
ZIBAMBWE – Debt-laden retailer OK Zimbabwe Limited (OK) has closed 11 stores nationwide as part of a consolidation strategy aimed at lowering losses and easing liquidity [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
RMBV fund agrees to buy retailer Spinneys Egypt for about US$ 52.4M
EGYPT – RMBV’s North Africa Fund III has signed an agreement to take full ownership of Spinneys Egypt in a transaction valued at around EGP 2.5 billion (US$52.4M). [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Tanmiah signs strategic partnerships to advance Saudi sustainability goals
SAUDI ARABIA – Tanmiah Food Company, a major poultry and food producer in the Kingdom, signed three Memorandums of Understanding with Schneider Electric, Strataphy, and K [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Hilton Food CEO Steve Murrells to step down
UK – Britain’s Hilton Food (HFG.L) said on Tuesday that Chief Executive Officer Steve Murrells will step down, with Mark Allen set to move into an executive chair role [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Uganda signs coffee export deal with China’s Cotti Coffee as demand surges
UGANDA – Uganda has entered a major partnership with Cotti Coffee, one of the fas [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Morocco launches Pan-African coffee hub at Tanger Med
MOROCCO – Morocco has inaugurated the first pan-African coffee centre, the Africa [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Nestlé maps 95% of global cocoa genetics to unlock climate-resilient, high-yield varieties
SWITZERLAND – Nestlé has completed one of the most comprehensive assessments of [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Kenyan coffee cooperatives resist direct settlement payment plan
KENYA – The National Coffee Cooperative Union (NACCU) has declined to adopt a go [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
World Bank–CAK report flags government bailouts for state sugar mills as threat to private-sector competition in Kenya
KENYA – A new report by the World Bank and the Competition Authority of Kenya (CA [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Kenyan sugar cane farmers oppose 4% sugar development levy import exemption proposed by manufacturers
KENYA – Kenyan sugar cane farmers have dismissed a proposal from the Kenya Associ [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
West African countries committed to boosting women’s empowerment in agrifood systems
Women are at the beating heart of agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa. They lead through innovation, entrepreneurship and resilience, but still face a much steeper slope compare [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Togo to adopt 42 priority standards for key agri-food sector
Togo is preparing to adopt 42 priority standards for its agri-food sector. A five-day workshop began on Tuesday in Lomé to move the process forward. The workshop brings together e [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
South Africa: Government Issues Infrastructure Bonds to Boost Investment
[SAnews.gov.za] The National Treasury has launched a new Infrastructure and Development Finance Bond which will be issued to the market under government's domestic borrowing progra [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Tanzania: Government Fast-Tracks Plan to Build Local Drug Factories
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr Seif Shekalaghe, has formed a special task force to accelerate the national strategy for ensurin [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Liberia: Long-Delayed Gbarnga-Mendikorma Road Back On Fast Track
[Liberian Observer] The long-delayed Gbarnga-Mendikorma Highway, one of Liberia's most strategic national road corridors linking central Liberia to the country's northwestern regio [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Uganda: Nsereko Stresses Agriculture, Industrial Growth, and Youth Engagement Ahead of 2026 Elections
[Nile Post] Outgoing Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Muhammad Nsereko, has called for strategic investment in Uganda's agricultural and industrial sectors while urging more d [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Somalia: Somaliland Issues Urgent Drought Appeal As Crisis Deepens Nationwide
[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa, November 26 -- Somaliland President Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro has issued a renewed national drought appeal, warning that conditions are rapidl [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Uganda: Museveni Drums Up Kanungu Tea Farmers
[Nile Post] President Museveni has pledged government support for tea farmers in Kanungu District, announcing plans to establish a special fund to help growers access affordable fe [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Uganda: WFP Strategic Plan Targets Major Shift in Karamoja From Aid to Local Food Systems
[Nile Post] The World Food Programme (WFP) has unveiled its 2026-2030 Country Strategic Plan (CSP), marking a decisive shift from emergency food aid to sustainable development, wit [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Liberia: Governing Board for vTPA Food Safety Scheme Launched
[Liberian Observer] Liberia has taken a significant step toward strengthening its national food safety architecture with the successful convening of the inaugural meeting of the Go [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Ghana: Three Companies Support National Farmers' Day in Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has received financial and material support from key agribusiness stakeholders ahead of the 41st National Farmers' Day [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
Tanzania: Tari Distributes 300 Tonnes of Sugarcane Seeds to Improve Farmers' Yields
[Daily News] Kilombero -- THE Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) has distributed more than 300 tonnes of improved sugarcane seeds of the R 570 variety to 60 farmers in [...]
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Date: 27-Nov-2025
EU pressures Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire to accelerate cocoa reforms
GHANA – Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are facing renewed calls from the European Union [...]
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Date: 26-Nov-2025
Saudi Arabia to open two new alcohol stores for non-Muslims as access gradually expands
SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia is preparing to open two additional alcohol stores for [...]
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Date: 26-Nov-2025
Keurig Dr Pepper appoints Anthony DiSilvestro as new CFO
USA – Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has named Anthony DiSilvestro as its new Chief Fina [...]
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Date: 26-Nov-2025