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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Namibia: Schlettwein Calls for Water Funding to Be Prioritised
[Namibian] Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein has called on African governments to resolve the freshwater crisis. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Enugu Revenue Agency Hires 200 Staff for IGR Collection
[Daily Trust] The Enugu State government has announced a N1bn fund to construct smart green schools in all the 260 wards in the state. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Uganda: TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda Launches First Public Electric Charging Station
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda has launched its first public electric charging station at the Wampewo Service Station (in Kampala) in par [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Kenya: House Team Approves Sh10 Increase On Road Maintenance Levy
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- House team has approved the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (Imposition of Levy) Order, 2024 which seeks to increase the Road Maintenance Levy Fund rate from Sh1 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Namibia: Otjozondjupa Farmer Loses 17 Sheep in 9 Day Amid Severe Drought Conditions
[Namibian] Otjozondjupa farmer Jannie Labuschagne says he lost 17 sheep worth N$30 000 in nine days due to drought. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Namibia: 'Revised Resettlement Criteria Should Benefit All Namibians'
[Namibian] - Minister of agriculture, water and land reform Calle Schlettwein at the national validation workshop on resettlement criteria [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Ghana: 2 CSOs, School of Law Call On Cocobod to Address Farmers' Grievances
[Ghanaian Times] Three civil Society organisations are calling on the Ghana Cocoa Board to as a matter of urgency address the grievances of cocoa farmers through its Grievance and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Must Utilise More Arable Land
[Daily Trust] Stakeholders have said Nigeria must use 60% of the arable land that is currently underutilised to generate significant output in order to deal with the nation's prese [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Herder Cuts Farmer's Hand in Kogi Community
[Daily Trust] A man suspected to be herdsman has reportedly chopped off the hand of a young farmer in Ikoyi, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Egypt: Agricultural Exports Increase By 32% As Fertile Plots Expand
[Egypt Online] Egypt's agricultural exports increased by 32% during the first 10 months of 2024, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Nigeria: 2025 Hunger Crisis 'Ll Hit 33.1 Million Nigerians - Report
[Vanguard] Abuja -- ...malnutrition to affect 5.4m children, 800,000 pregnant, breastfeeding women [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Nigerian Onion Farmers, Marketers Record 50% Post-Harvest Losses - Association
[Premium Times] Rising production costs, post-harvest losses, inflation, and climate change are major challenges confronting onion farmers nationwide. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
South Africa: Parliament Calls On G20 Parliaments to Collaborate to End Hunger and Poverty
[Parliament of South Africa] National Assembly Deputy Speaker Dr Annalie Lotriet called on the parliaments of the G20 countries to collaborate in mitigating hunger and poverty and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Nov-2024
Carrefour Kenya opens 25th store at Runda Mall
KENYA – Five months after celebrating the eighth anniversary, Carrefour Kenya has launch [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Dangote Sugar reports US$16.1M loss amid rising finance costs, appoints Arnold Ekpe to board
NIGERIA – Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR), Nigeria’s leading sugar producer, has reported [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Senegal suspends peanut exports for 2024/2025 season
SENEGAL – Senegal, Africa’s third-largest peanut producer, has announced a suspension [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Carlsberg reports 5% decline in China beer sales, anticipates further decline in 2025
DENMARK – Carlsberg has reported a 5 percent decrease in beer sales in China for the fir [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
MGP Ingredients to scale down whiskey production amid softening market, inventory surplus
USA – MGP Ingredients has announced plans to scale down its whiskey production next year [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Zambia Sugar reports 29% revenue increase amid record production, strong domestic demand
ZAMBIA – Zambia Sugar Plc, Africa’s largest single-mill cane sugar producer, has annou [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Luckin Coffee eyes US market with entry through cities with large numbers of Chinese students
USA – Chinese coffee giant Luckin Coffee is keen to expand into the US market as early a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Revo Foods, Paleo partner to develop plant-based Salmon
EUROPE – European food-tech start-ups Revo Foods from Austria and Paleo from Belgium hav [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Olam Group receives Saudi buyout offer for Olam Agri
SINGAPORE – Singapore-based agri-food giant Olam Group has received a takeover proposal [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
BASF partners with Exterra Carbon Solutions to launch carbon capture project in Quebec
CANADA – BASF, an ingredients and chemicals company, has announced a collaboration with [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Zimbabwe: Construction of Mbare Market Temporary Structure Begins
[The Herald] Construction of the temporary traders' market at Mbare Musika in Harare by Masimba Holdings has started. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
West Africa: Nigeria Hopes for 6 Additional FIFA-Approved Stadia
[Daily Trust] The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's vision is for Nigeria to have at least six fully fun [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024