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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Anora Group lowers EBITDA forecast amid declining beverage sales
FINLAND – Anora Group, a Nordic distilled beverage and wine company, has revised its ea [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Global food commodity prices see sharpest rise in 18 months, FAO reports
GLOBAL – Global food commodity prices experienced their steepest increase in 18 months d [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
British farmers regain access to South Korean poultry market
SOUTH KOREA – British poultry farmers are now able to export their products to South Kor [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Sovereign Foods expands Cooling-as-a-Service deal with Energy Partners at Hartbeespoort facility
SOUTH AFRICA – Sovereign Foods, one of South Africa’s leading poultry producers, has e [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Ingredients company Macphie appoints Angela Willows as new CFO
UK – Macphie Ltd has named Angela Willows as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Wi [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Scandi Standard completes acquisition of Lithuanian poultry processor
SWEDEN – Swedish poultry producer Scandi Standard has finalized the acquisition of an in [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Liberia: Grand Kru Technical College Needs U.S.$400,000
[New Dawn] --Authorities of the Grand Kru Technical College in Grand Kru County are pleading with local and international partners, including USAID, UNDP, UNESCO, the Chinese Embas [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Keyamo - FG Set to Concession Five Airports, Iata Promises to Be Advisors in Process
[This Day] ·Maiduguri Airport to commence international flight January 1, 2025 [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
West Africa: Nigeria Experiences Total Darkness, Power Grid Collapses Again
[This Day] Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos -- Nigeria's national electricity grid suffered a total collapse around 6:48pm yesterday with generation dropping to zero megawatts, throw [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Lokpobiri - Majority of Nigeria's Oil Pipelines Obsolete, Won't Deliver Fuels to Destinations
[This Day] ·Seeks FRSC's partnership to curb tanker accidents [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Ireti Kingibe's Claims On First-Year Constituency Projects in FCT Had More Flaws Than Facts
[Premium Times] Ireti Kingibe's claims included facilitating road construction at Kpaduma, Karu, and Gwagwalada. She also listed streetlights at Karamajiji, Mpape, Kwali, and Jikwo [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Takum Mosque Demolition for Devt, Says Gov Kefas
[Leadership] Taraba State governor Agbu Kefas said the demolition of Takum Central Mosque is to bring development to the area. [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Elumelu, Majority Leader Trade Tackles Over Road Project
[Leadership] The Issele-Asagba/Otulu road project has created division between the immediate past minority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Ndudi Elumelu, who represente [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt to Concession Five Airports
[Premium Times] Mr Keyamo said the level of infrastructure decay within the aviation industry calls for urgent action. [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
West Africa: Nigeria Govt Upgrades Maiduguri Airport to International Status
[Premium Times] According to the statement, Mr Keyamo described North-east Nigeria, particularly Borno State, as a commercial city that connects Nigeria with other countries [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Liberia: Four-Story School Building Collapses, No Casualties Reported
[Liberian Investigator] Bushrod Island -- The incident occurred late Monday evening, October 14, 2024, in the Bloc "C" Jacket Community, located behind the famous C-Boy Video Club. [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Lagos Govt Issues Ultimatum to Contractor On Lagoshoms Project Deadline
[Vanguard] The Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, has directed the contractor handling the LagosHOMS housing scheme in Ajara, Badagry, to meet the agreed p [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Mealie Meal Products Cleared of Harmful Glyphosate - SAZ
[263Chat] The Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) says recent tests conducted on six popular mealie meal brands have confirmed that Zimbabwe's staple food products are free fro [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Malawi: Seeds of Change - Chakwera Launches 2024/25 AIP to Combat Hunger
[Nyasa Times] In a decisive move to tackle the escalating hunger crisis, President Lazarus Chakwera launched the 2024/25 Agriculture Input Programme (AIP) today in Neno, reaffirmin [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Kenya: Fighting Water Scarcity and Disease - Kenya's Sand Dam Revolution
[Nigeria Health Watch] In Kenya's Kajiado West, Thomas Sankale, 60, endures the relentless heat while walking over three kilometres to water his cattle herd. This is a vital task h [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Ghana: Ghana Needs to Stop Households From Using Firewood - What Must Be Done
[The Conversation Africa] Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and undernutrition in children [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
South Africa: Tensions Rise Over Unfenced Kruger Park After Predators Kill Cattle
[GroundUp] State vet warns that livestock wandering into the park pose significant disease threat [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Standards Association Clears Grain Millers' Products of Cancer-Causing Elements
[New Zimbabwe] The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has announced that laboratory tests carried out on products made by its members confirmed that they do not contain c [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Ethiopia: How Ethiopia Features in Terms of Developing Food Security in the Country
[Ethiopian Herald] Food self-sufficiency and food security are crucial issues for Ethiopia, given its large population, agricultural-based economy, and vulnerability to recurring d [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Liberia: President Boakai Proposes Strategies for Global Food Reform At World Forum
[Liberian Investigator] Rome -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, speaking at the World Food Forum in Rome on Monday, urged global leaders to adopt strategic actions aimed at transfor [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024