Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria: Lagos Govt and Origin Tech Group Redefine Food Security With Africa's Largest Food Hub
[Premium Times] With its state-of-the-art facilities and strategic vision, the hub is set to solidify Lagos' position as an economic powerhouse while addressing the critical challe [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Dec-2024
Uganda: Kyotera Coffee Farmers Plead for Action Amid Rising Theft
[Nile Post] Coffee farmers in Kyotera District are grappling with a surge in thefts that threaten their livelihoods and the district's standing as a top coffee producer. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Dec-2024
Tunisia: President of the Republic Stresses State Support for Farmers As He Meets Prime Minister
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, Dec. 2 -- President Kais Saied met Prime Minister Kamel Madouri at the Carthage Palace on Monday afternoon to discuss the progress of the government's [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Dec-2024
Zimbabwe: FAO Helps Farmers Adopt Drip Irrigation
[The Herald] The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), in collaboration with the Government, is assisting communal farmers in Beitbridge to implement solar-powered boreholes, wa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Dec-2024
Zimbabwe: 50,000 Cattle Die Due to Drought
[The Herald] The country has recorded over 50 000 cattle deaths due to water and food shortages triggered by last season's El Nino-induced drought, with the recent rains throwing a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Dec-2024
Liberia: Government of Liberia Boosts Funding for Agriculture, Security & Rule of Law, Health, Education, Infrastructure, and Public Administration in Fy 2025 National Budget
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia, under the leadership of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, has significantly increased its budget allocations to key sectors in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Dec-2024
Liberia: National Road Fund Concludes Town Hall Meetings in Monrovia
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Residents of Peace Island and Doe Communities in Monrovia on November 8th and 15th respectively participated in two informative town hall meetin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Stakeholders Push for Quick Rehabilitation of Abia's Longest Road
[Leadership] Stakeholders have stressed the need for the quick rehabilitation of the 70-kilometre Umuahia-Uzuakoli-Abiriba-Ohafia road known not only as the longest, but also the b [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Africa: PMI Advocates Shift in Skills-Building to Boost Africa's Transformation
[This Day] The Managing Director, Project Management Institute (PMI), sub-Saharan Africa, George Asamani has recommended a revolutionary shift in skills-building to enable African [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Advertisers' Association Moves to Deepen Industry Engagement
[This Day] In a bid to deepen industry engagement and pioneer further development in the marketing and communications industry, the Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) is un [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Kenya: RFH Specialists Hospital Enhances Diagnostic Precision With Comprehensive Pocus Training for Staff
[Capital FM] NOV 25 - RFH Specialists Hospital has reaffirmed its position as a leader in medical innovation by hosting a transformative four-day Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Kenya: Nyong'o Urges Govt to Continue Developing L. Victoria Infrastructure
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong'o has called upon the national government to continue developing infrastructure in Lake Victoria to tap on its blue economy pote [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Kenya: Sakaja - Nairobi Roads Rehabilitation Kicks Off As KURA Advertises Tenders
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rehabilitation of infrastructure in Nairobi County has begun following the issuance of tenders by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA). [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Sudan: Minister of Agriculture Refutes, in Figures, Reports Promoting Famine in Sudan
[SNA] Portsudan -- Acting Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Abu Bakr Omar Al-Bushra, refuted the reports promoting famine in Sudan, explaining in figures that Sudan will no [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Sudan: First WFP Convoy Reaches North Darfur Camp Since Famine Declared
[Dabanga] Zamzam Camp / Adré / El Fasher / Kadugli / Kartal -- The first World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived at Zamzam camp in North Darfur on Friday, since the declaration [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Experts Differ Over Safety of GMO Foods
[Leadership] Amid growing concern and controversy, food safety experts are now divided on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) foods. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Nigeria: How Suspected Herders Killed Four Enugu Farmers Within 24 Hours
[Premium Times] The attacks occurred between Friday and Saturday, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Nigeria: MDC 2024 - Experts Discuss Ways to Address Climate Change, Food Insecurity in Nigeria
[Premium Times] "Flooding has been in town for 10 years. It's now becoming an annual crisis, destroying farms and food supplies." [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Liberia: Liberia, Egypt Sign MOU On Technical Cooperation in Fisheries and Aquaculture
[Liberian Investigator] Cairo, Egypt -- The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt's Lakes and Fish Re [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Rwanda: How Can Rwanda's Near-Extinct Traditional Food Crops Be Salvaged?
[New Times] Agricultural scientists and traditionalists have pointed at the need for protecting traditional food crops that are slowly disappearing in Rwanda, yet they have numerou [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Kenya: Police Recover Herds of Goats, Sheep Stolen From Samburu Ranch
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police have recovered 24 herds of goats and sheep that were stolen from a ranch in Old Bendera Hills, Samburu County. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Herder Arrested for Allegedly Attacking Three Farmers With Machete
[Premium Times] The spokesperson of the police in the state, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident but said only two farmers were injured. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Kenya: Kenya's Biosafety Agency to Enforce GMO Regulations After Court Ruling
[Business Day Africa] Kenya's National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has pledged to uphold strict oversight of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) after a High Court ruling reaffirme [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Nov-2024
Marfrig Global Foods reports US$15.7M third quarter income
BRAZIL – Marfrig Global Foods, a leading global food processing company based in São Pa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 25-Nov-2024
OPEC Fund signs US$40M loan agreement to enhance African agriculture
AFRICA – The OPEC Fund for International Development has finalized a US$40 million loan [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 25-Nov-2024