Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Rémy Cointreau appoints Lee James as Managing Director for UK markets
FRANCE – French drinks group Rémy Cointreau has named Lee James as the new manag [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Chiptole tests avocado-peeling robot and automated bowls & salads system
USA – Chipotle, an international chain of fast casual restaurants, has unveiled 2 [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Sula Vineyards launches Sula Merlot to celebrate 25th anniversary milestone
INDIA – Sula Vineyards, India’s largest wine producer, has expanded its wine po [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Tanzania pledges support for sugar factory owners amid plans to boost production
TANZANIA – Tanzania has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting sugar factory own [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Only the Latest Calamity
[This Day] One city wag said the Biblical-proportion flood that overcame whole sections of the city of Maiduguri last week was second in national impact only to the recent increase [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Kenya: Enhancing School Safety Policies to Better Protect Students
[Capital FM] In the wake of the recent tragic school fire that has shocked Kenyans, the Ministry of Education and learning institutions need to take responsibility for the safety o [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Uganda: Fire Guts Entebbe Municipal Headquarters
[Nile Post] Police in Kampala have started investigating circumstances under which fire gutted Entebbe Municipal headquarters in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
South Africa: SA Launches R300 Million Facility for Recycling Plastic
[SAnews.gov.za] A new PET (polyethylene terephthalate) processing facility, which can accommodate more plastic waste and is the first-of-its-kind technology for Africa, will come o [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Malawi: Shocker! Govt Pays Over K4bn to 3 Companies for a Rumphi Road but Nothing On the Ground
[Nyasa Times] Shocking details have emerged with regards to how Malawian tax payers have lost close to K4 billion paying three contractors for a road construction project in Rumphi [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Africa: Kenya Outlines Strategy to Tackle 60% Feed Shortage At AU-IBAR Raffs Workshop
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is grappling with a severe feed shortage crisis that threatens the country's livestock industry, with a 60 percent deficit reported in the latest feed [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
South Africa: Fungi to the Rescue - South African Scientists Use Innovative Approach to Protect Apple Trees
[The Conversation Africa] Gardeners the world over dread the appearance of aphids on their plants. There are around 4,000 species of these sap-sucking insects and about 250 are pes [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Nigeria: National Nutrition Financing Committee Calls for Prioritization of Nutrition in 2025 Budget
[Premium Times] By leveraging partnership with the Budget Office of the Federation, the ANRiN Project and its partners hope to build a more sustainable and well-funded nutrition ec [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Sudan: Khartoum Bahri - 10 or More Die Daily From Hunger and Shelling
[Dabanga] Khartoum Bahri -- Daily aerial and artillery bombardment by both sides of the conflict kills the city of Bahri (Khartoum North), including those dying of starvation and d [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Zambia: Electricity in Short Supply As Zambia Deals With Drought-Driven Energy Crisis
[VOA] Lusaka, Zambia -- As Zambia deals with its worst drought in 20 years, businesses and households are going for days without electricity. Experts say the severe energy crisis c [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Moderation in Food Prices Eases Inflation to 32.15%
[This Day] Bauchi, Kebbi, Jigawa, Others -- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and commodities declined to 32.15 percent in August [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe to Follow in Namibia's Footsteps, Orders Cull of 200 Elephants Amid Food Shortages From Drought
[Namibian] Zimbambwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages. [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Uganda: Kampala Mushroom Growers Applaud Museveni for Farming Inspiration
[Nile Post] A section of mushroom growers in Kampala metropolitan area have appealed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to assist them acquire a collection centre for easy market [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Severe Flooding in Northeast Nigeria Impacts One Million, Sparks Disease, Food Shortage Fears
[RFI] Severe flooding continues to wreak havoc in northeastern Nigeria, impacting over one million people and raising concerns about the spread of diseases and widespread food shor [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
West Africa: WFP Ramps Up Response in Flood-Hit West Africa As Region Grapples With Record Levels of Acute Hunger
[WFP] Dakar -- Torrential rains have unleashed catastrophic floods in West and Central Africa, affecting over four million people in 14 countries - the United Nations World Food Pr [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Nigeria: UN Restates $6 Million to Support Borno Flood Victims
[Premium Times] The UN's food agency says over the coming six months, it needs 147.9 million dollars to support food-insecure people in Nigeria's northeast. [...]
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
South Africa: Stellenbosch Shuts Down Controversial Wilgenhof Residence - South African News Briefs - September 17, 2024
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Date: 17-Sep-2024
Tate & Lyle signs deal with Alabama Power for renewable energy supply
USA – Tate & Lyle PLC has signed an agreement with Alabama Power to source [...]
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Date: 16-Sep-2024
Atlas Copco is acquiring Netherlands-based Perslucht Wilda B.V. to expand presence
NETHERLANDS – Atlas Copco Group is in the process of acquiring Perslucht Wilda B. [...]
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Date: 16-Sep-2024
Zambeef recognized as Zambia’s highest taxpayer in 2024
ZAMBIA – Zambeef Products PLC, Zambia’s leading beef producer, has been acknowl [...]
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Date: 16-Sep-2024
Lipton Teas and Infusions CEO Nathalie Roos steps down
NETHERLANDS – Lipton Teas and Infusions has announced the resignation of its CEO, [...]
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Date: 16-Sep-2024