Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Rwandese farmers lose hundreds of cattle in foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
RWANDA – Livestock farmers in Rwanda’s Eastern Province are grappling with a significa [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Conagra Brands expected to report lower earnings and revenue in August 2024 quarter
USA- Conagra brands, a renowned meat snack and CPG company, is expected to post a year-ove [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
FSA to introduce changes to speed up approval process for cultivated meat
USA – The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has confirmed plans to implement changes early nex [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Tate & Lyle advances share buyback program
UK – On 25 September 2024, Tate & Lyle PLC, a global leader in ingredient solutions, [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Nigerian Fencing Federation Receives N40m Equipment
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Fencing Federation has received five aluminum fencing pistes (each measuring 1.5 m x 17 m) valued at N40m as part of its preparation to host the upcoming [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Ethiopia: Work Together to Pursue Aspiration of Modernization, Build a Community With a Shared Future
[Ethiopian Herald] (Head of Mission of the People's Republic of China to the African Union and Representative of the People's Republic of China to the UNECA) [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: Tfut Red-Flags Abuse of Farmers' Grower Numbers
[The Herald] The Tobacco Farmers Union Trust (TFUT) has voiced deep apprehension over alleged abuse of farmers' grower's numbers by some merchants saying this was fermenting side m [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: '7pc Wheat to Be Harvested By September 30'
[The Herald] AT least 2 000 hectares of the 2024 winter wheat have so far been harvested, as Government moves to set a pace, which guarantees that harvesting operations are complet [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: Tobacco Firms Seek to Broaden Market
[The Herald] The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) must assist indigenous companies secure export markets for their produce as part of efforts to widen their revenue base [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: More Enlisted for Food Aid...Govt Targets Acquiring 300 000 Tonnes Grain
[The Herald] Government has added more vulnerable people to the list of those who will receive food aid, and is targeting to acquire nearly 300 000 tonnes of grain to feed six mill [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: 68k Households Get Over 3m Sweet Potato Vines
[The Herald] Kutsaga Research has distributed over three million sweet potato plantlets to 68 000 households countrywide since 2021 as it deepens its research mantra into alternati [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Mauritius: Opening of Newly Renovated Maison Des Pécheurs in Tamarin
[Government of Mauritius] The opening ceremony of the newly renovated Maison des Pêcheurs in Tamarin was held, yesterday, in the presence of the Minister of Land Transport and Lig [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Kenya: Cane Farmers in Nyando Propose to Delay Quality-Based Payment System
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Sugarcane farmers within the Nyando Sugarbelt have proposed a two-year delay before the roll out of the Quality-Based Cane Payment System (QBCPS). [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Commitment to Cultivate Rice As Key Component of National Food Security
[Ethiopian Herald] On the heels of the high level of commitment demonstrated by the federal government on the topic of summer irrigated wheat cultivation, Ethiopia in the present c [...]
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Date: 26-Sep-2024
Diageo launches 90% paper-based bottle for Johnnie Walker Black Label
UK – Diageo, the renowned maker of Don Julio Tequila and Smirnoff Vodka, has taken a sig [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024
Kenya Water Service Regulatory Board announces new tariffs for 2024-2025
KENYA – The Kenya Water Service Regulatory Board (WASREB) has announced new water tariff [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024
Devans Modern Breweries expands production with new Assam partnership
INDIA – Devans Modern Breweries, a leading Indian alcobev company, has expanded its pan- [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024
Coca-Cola to phase out Coca-Cola Spiced after six months on shelves
US – The Coca-Cola Company has announced plans to discontinue its Coca-Cola Spiced line [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024
Ethiopia’s Tea industry sees 34% growth in 2023/24 FY, revenue exceeds US$2M
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia’s tea industry recorded a 34 percent growth in the 2023/24 fiscal [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024
Ethiopia launches first-ever livestock transportation train to boost quality meat export
ETHIOPIA – Ethio-Djibouti Railway Joint Stock Company has started transportation livesto [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024
African Development Bank approves a US$129.71 million loan to Tanzania
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 20th September 2024, approved a US$129.71 million loan to Tanzania for the implementation of a youth-focused agribus [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024
Uganda: Anite Pushes for Local Industry Growth ,Questions China Town's Role?
[Nile Post] State Minister for Investment, Evelyne Anite, has urged Ugandans to embrace industrialisation and value addition in agriculture and mining, calling for a shift away fro [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024
Tanzania: UDSM Constructs Toilets for Changanyikeni Primary School
[Daily News] DAR ES SALAAM: THE University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has built a toilet block with 13 latrines for Changanyikeni Primary School in Kinondoni District. [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024
Rwanda: Government Seeks Private Operator for Kiyanzi Dry Port
[New Times] Kiyanzi Dry Port, an inland cargo terminal that was developed by the Government of Rwanda to enhance cross-border trade, is still seeking a private sector operator to f [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024
Ethiopia: Livestock Exporters Optimistic As Ethiopia Launches Railway Cargo
[Ethiopian Herald] The launch of Ethiopia's first livestock export cargo transportation service by railway has sparked optimism among the country's legal livestock exporters, accor [...]
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Date: 25-Sep-2024