Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Portfolio optimization impacts Ashland sales, boosts efficiency goals
U.S.A – Ashland Inc., a global supplier of additives and specialty ingredients, r [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
New research supports better disease management in Lake Victoria’s cage fish industry
A newly published study has revealed key findings on fish health and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Lake Victoria. The cage aquaculture industry is growing rapidly to meet incre [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Africa: Infrastructure Investing - - Restoring Dignity and Transforming Lives Across SA and Africa
[Daily Maverick] A Public Investment Corporation research paper in support of the urgent need for investment in Africa presents some startling realities, but also cites investment [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
South Africa: Financial Health of Seven of SA's Eight Metros 'A Grave Concern'
[Daily Maverick] They do not have the skills and capability to achieve their plans and objectives, or to deliver and maintain their infrastructure. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Africa: Africa Needs $170bn Annually to Bridge Infrastructure Gap - ATTID
[Daily Trust] The Africa Think Tank for Infrastructure Development (ATTID) has projected that the continent requires between $130 billion and $170 billion annually to meet its infr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: Countdown to Abbay Dam - Ethiopia Pushes for Equitable Nile Use
[Ethiopian Herald] - As Ethiopia prepares to inaugurate the Abbay Dam, the country has reiterated its position that the Nile River is a shared natural resource that must be governe [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Egypt: Egypt's Agricultural Exports Hit Record High By Mid-July, Add 8 New Markets
[Egypt Online] Egypt's agricultural exports have surged to a record 6.240 million tonnes so far this year, up 575,000 tons from the same period in 2024, its agriculture minister sa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Food System Transition, Food Security Efforts Successful, Says Prez Taye
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- President Taye Atske Selassie affirmed that Ethiopia's transition toward a sustainable food system and its efforts to ensure food security have yielded signifi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: UN Food Systems Summit Wraps Up With Global Call for Accelerated Action
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) concluded today in Addis Ababa with renewed commitments towards transforming food systems for [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Africa: WHO Chief Calls for Urgent Reform of Global Food Systems
[Nile Post] The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning over the deadly toll of unhealthy diets, urging global leaders to enact sweeping [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks Development in Ending Hunger, Malnutrition
[Ethiopian Herald] In Ethiopia, UNIDO is supporting the development of four Integrated Agro- Industrial Parks (IAIPs). An agro-industrial park is an agribusiness development corrid [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
East Africa: Ethiopia's Unweaving Commitment Towards Inclusive Food Systems
[Ethiopian Herald] Transforming global food systems to achieve food sovereignty necessitates addressing the fundamental question of control. A global shift toward food sovereignty [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: Deputy UN Chief Urges Bold Action to Transform Food Systems At Global Summit in Addis Ababa
[UN News] United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday called on countries to double down on efforts to transform food systems, describing them as "one of the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Uganda: Museveni Urges Catholic Women to End Subsistence Farming for Prosperity
[Nile Post] President Museveni has urged Catholic women across Africa to help eliminate subsistence farming, calling it a major cause of poverty and underdevelopment. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: UN Urges Swift Action On Food Systems to Meet 2030 Goals
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The United Nations recently launched the Secretary-General's Report for the Second Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4), calling for ur [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: UNFSS+4 Takeaways - Ethiopia Urges Investment to Transform Food Systems
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - President Taye Atske Selassie called for increased global investment and coordinated action to transform food systems and end hunger, during his cl [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: IGAD Ministers Unite to Tackle Food Security Challenges
[Ethiopian Herald] -Sign MoU to build sustainable food systems [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Urges All to Mobilize, Participate in Single Day Planting of Seedlings Campaign Tomorrow
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that this week, Ethiopia will once again rise to the challenge of building a greener, more resilient future, Prime Minister [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Cashew Exports Surged to $398m in First Half of 2025 - NEPC
[Daily Trust] The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Nonye Ayeni has stated that cashew exports to different countries have surged [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Africa: UNFSS + 4 Stock Take to Be a Game Changer in Africa
[Ethiopian Herald] The 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) took place from July 27-29, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy. It is now four ye [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Africa: Toolbox to Help Accelerate Food Systems Transformation
[allAfrica] Agrifood System transformation is at the heart of the new Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), which aims to build resilient and sustainable [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jul-2025
Carrefour to sell Italian operations to NewPrinces Group
ITALY – Carrefour has entered into exclusive negotiations with Italy-based NewPrince [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Jul-2025
Varun Beverages Q2 revenue rises 2.5% despite volume dip
INDIA – Varun Beverages Ltd., a leading bottling partner of PepsiCo, has reported a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Jul-2025
Kenya accelerates coffee farm mapping to comply with EU Deforestation Regulation
KENYA – Kenya, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, has in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Jul-2025
Uganda Tribunal rules Coca-Cola agent falsely claimed US$2.7M services as exports to evade VAT
UGANDA – Uganda’s Tax Appeals Tribunal has ruled that Allied Beverages Limited, Co [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Jul-2025