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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Japan’s fisheries value rises to US$11.54B
JAPAN – Japan’s fisheries industry saw a 5% increase in total production value in [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Kandhari Global expands Coca-Cola bottling network with acquisition of Wave Beverages operations
INDIA – Kandhari Global Beverages has acquired the bottling operations of Wave Bever [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Australia’s The Coffee Club launches in Kenya, eyes East African expansion
KENYA – Australian café chain The Coffee Club has opened its first outlet in East A [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Cameroon nears full traceability of cocoa, coffee to meet EU’s Deforestation Regulation
CAMEROON – Cameroon has achieved nearly complete traceability for its cocoa and coff [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Diageo CEO Debra Crew Steps Down
UK – Diageo, the world’s largest spirits manufacturer, has announced the immediate [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Nestlé backs major reforestation projects in Brazil to boost cocoa, coffee supply chains
BRAZIL – Nestlé has launched two large-scale environmental restoration projects in [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Danone recalls YoCrunch® over plastic contamination risk
U.S.A – Danone U.S. is voluntarily recalling YoCrunch® products sold at retail [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
South African processed meat supply shows signs of recovery
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s supply of processed meats like polony and viennas is [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Morocco to import more cattle as red meat demand climbs, EU prices soar
MOROCCO – Morocco is preparing to receive thousands of live cattle this summer to ad [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Bioenergy Life Science rolls out better-tasting stevia sweetener for low-sugar foods, beverages
U.S.A – Bioenergy Life Science (BLS), an all-natural ingredients innovator, is l [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
South Africa: Burst Pipe Turns Gqeberha Street Into a River and Leaves Residents Without Water
[Daily Maverick] A burst pipe at a busy intersection in Newton Park, Gqeberha, left a gaping hole in the road and flooded the street with millions of litres of water. Repairs were [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
South Africa: Road Ahead Is Steep but Not Insurmountable
[Daily Maverick] The global economy has slowed and become less supportive of developing countries. African countries may be forced to resort to international capital markets to fil [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Ghana: Work Begins On $53m Eastern Corridor Road Project
[Ghanaian Times] Reconstruction works have started on the Tudor Adidome-Asikuma Junction road in the Volta Region as part of the Eastern Corridor Development Project Programme, Pha [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Liberia: Ganta City Authority Opens Alleyways
[Liberian Observer] In the wake of the upcoming Independence Day celebration slated for July 26, the Ganta City Authority has embarked on the rehabilitation of alleys across the ci [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
South Africa: Government Commits Over R1 Trillion to Infrastructure Investment
[SAnews.gov.za] Government is following through on its commitment to invest more than R1 trillion in infrastructure over the next three years to renew the country's roads, port, ra [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Liberia: Public Works Engineer Commends Arcelormittal Liberia for Margibi Road Rehabilitation
[FrontPageAfrica] The Ministry of Public Works' Resident Engineer in Margibi, Hassan Zuannah Fahnbulleh, has lauded ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) for the significant progress made on [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
South Africa: New Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Among Free State Cattle, 270 Cases Now in 5 Provinces
[Daily Maverick] The rapid spread of the disease - and the top-notch operations that have been hit - underscore mounting concerns about South Africa's capacity to rise to the chall [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Tanzania: Tanzania Opts to Digitalize Its Agricultural System
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Minister of Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, has officially launched a digital agricultural extension system known as e-Kilimo (Digital Extension) aimed at en [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Sudan: Sudan's War Is an Economic Disaster - Here's How Bad It Could Get
[The Conversation Africa] Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. What began as a struggle fo [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Sudan: From Crop Failure to Weak Security - War Disrupts Farming Across Sudan
[Ayin English] Recent reports from across Sudan pinpoint the difficult challenges that farmers face as the war continue into the third year. In Gedaref, eastern Sudan, farmers cann [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
West Africa: How Stolen Cattle Links Ghana to the Jihadist Conflict in the Sahel
[The New Humanitarian] Accra -- "If we had peace tomorrow, it would still take five to 10 years just to stabilise the country's livestock population." [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Zimbabwe: Sexual Harassment, Voucher Fraud Rock Simbisa Brands
[New Zimbabwe] Fast-food company Simbisa Brands has been rocked by reports of sexual harassment levelled against senior officials, who have been accused of abusing their company pr [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Ghana: ADB MD Lauds Govt's Feed Ghana Initiative
[Ghanaian Times] The Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) PLC, Edward Ato Sarpong, has commended the government for its Feed Ghana initiative, describing it [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Ghana: Safety of Meat Not Guaranteed, Unless Sourced From Certified Facilities - Experts
[Ghanaian Times] Ghanaians have been warned against the source and condition of meat they purchase, as contamination along the processing and supply chain remains a major public he [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Inflation Drops to 22.22% Despite High Food Prices
[Leadership] Nigeria's headline inflation rate eased to 22.22 per cent, a second time at a stretch, despite the increase in food inflation, signaling persistent high food prices in [...]
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Date: 17-Jul-2025