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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Mozambique halts alcohol licensing to curb youth consumption of cheap spirits
MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambique’s Ministry of Economy has announced a temporary halt to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
UAC of Nigeria reports US$72.4M revenue in H1 2025
NIGERIA- UAC of Nigeria Plc has reported a 33 per cent increase in revenue for the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Africa: Comprehensive Comparison of Leading Global Anti-Static Flooring Brands for Data Centers
[InfoWire] In the era of pervasive digitization and AI-driven operations, data centers function as the nerve centers of enterprises and society. That makes electrostatic discharge [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Nigeria: NCC Leads Industry Leaders to Lagos for Critical National Infrastructure Protection
[Vanguard] Protection of telecom infrastructure in Nigeria has been a recurring discussion on the road to the country's digital economy pursuit. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Vitapur, Vitafoam's Subsidiary, Donates Prefabricated Building to Unilag
[Vanguard] In a move aligned with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) towards the education sector, Vitapur Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, has donated [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Sokoto IPP Begins Operations Soon - Commissioner
[Leadership] The Sokoto State Independent Power Plant (IPP), will be functional soon, as the project has reached 80 percent completion. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Liberia: Nasscorp Announces Plans for New Hotel Project in Ganta
[Liberian Observer] In a move to expand its asset base and support regional development, the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) has unveiled plans to const [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Ethiopia: Egypt 'Scrambling to Create Obstacles' Ahead of GERD Inauguration: Electric Power CEO
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Egypt is "scrambling to create obstacles" following Ethiopia's announcement that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is set to be inaugurated [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Africa: Why Crop Diversity Matters for the Future of Food
[IPS] Rome -- Yurdi Yasmi is Director of the Plant Production and Protection Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Ethiopia: Drought Claims More Than 20 People in Kolla Tembien Signaling Deepening Humanitarian Crisis in War-Torn Tigray
[Addis Standard] Mekelle -- At least 22 people have died and over 27,000 livestock have perished in Kolla Tembien, Central Tigray, as a prolonged drought tightens its grip on the w [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Zimbabwe: Japan Provides Food Assistance to Zimbabwe
[WFP] Harare -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of JPY 200 million (approx. US$1.3 million) from the Government of Japan to support 32,0 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Uganda: Mysterious Disease Kills Goats and Sheep in Kagadi
[Nile Post] A strange livestock disease, suspected to be either Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) or Orf virus, has struck parts of Kagadi District, killing several goats and sheep. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Nigeria: FG Woos Investors for 150,000-Hectare Sugar Production
[Daily Trust] The Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has called on members of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Nigeria: NSDC Rallies Investors to Tap Into $2bn Sugar Market
[Leadership] The executive secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has called on Nigerian farmers and private investors to urgently tap into t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Uganda: Govt to Buy Mayuge Sugar Factory From Busoga Farmers, Says Museveni
[Nile Post] President Museveni has announced that the government will purchase the Mayuge Sugar Factory for Busoga sugarcane farmers. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Tanzania: Modern Irrigation At the Heart of Tanzania's Farming Future
[Daily News] Dodoma -- TANZANIA'S unwavering commitment to transforming its agricultural sector through modern irrigation technologies marks a critical shift toward sustainable dev [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Tanzania: Tanzania to Explore Green Lightning Tech for Farmers
[Daily News] Dodoma -- TANZANIAN agricultural authorities have shown interest in US-developed green technology to promote sustainable and efficient farming. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Bauchi LG to Ban Women, Girls From Going to Farm
[Leadership] Shira local government council in Bauchi State is developing a legal framework prohibiting women and teenage girls from going to farms, citing cultural and safety conc [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Aug-2025
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 7, 2025
[allAfrica] [...]
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Date: 07-Aug-2025
China grants market access to 183 Brazilian coffee exporters amid rising U.S. tariffs
CHINA – China has approved 183 new Brazilian companies to export coffee to its ma [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2025
Mauritania signs US$446M sugar project deal to boost local production, cut imports
MAURITANIA – Mauritania’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and Ministry of Agric [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2025
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Q2 operating profit rises 3.5% despite drop in domestic sales
SOUTH KOREA – Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. posted a consolidated operating profit [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2025
NSDC urges Nigerian farmers, investors to tap US$2B sugar market potential
NIGERIA – The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has called on members of [...]
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Date: 04-Aug-2025
BRF shareholders back merger with Marfrig ahead of key vote
BRAZIL – A majority of BRF’s minority shareholders have given their approval fo [...]
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Date: 04-Aug-2025
Pilgrim’s Pride to convert Alabama plant to no-antibiotics-ever chicken production
USA – Pilgrim’s Pride is in the process of converting its Russellville, Alabama [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2025