Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Norovirus linked to gastrointestinal illness outbreak on Viking Polaris cruise ship
CANADA – The Viking Polaris cruise ship completed its two-week voyage from Toronto to New York City on April 23, 2025, amid a norovirus outbreak that affected more than 3 [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
ASNS Ingredients invests US$ 165.2M in its new facility at Latvia
LATVIA – ASNS Ingredients, a company specialising in the production of plant-based p [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Rousselot’s Peptan Collagen Peptides earn Upcycled Certified from WFCF
NETHERLANDS – Rousselot, a global leader in collagen and gelatin solutions, has anno [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Tanzania receives US$30M to boost cocoa production & expand its international markets
TANZANIA – The Ministry of Agriculture in Tanzania has signed a Memorandum of Unders [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Nestlé appoints Jeff Hamilton as its CEO for Zone Americas region
USA – Nestle, a multinational confectionery manufacturer, has appointed Jeff Hamilto [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
FDA recalls Golden Crop Candy for containing banned ingredients
USA – The USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal agency responsible for p [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Haldiram’s expands into UK with gluten-free Indian sweets
UK – Haldiram’s, an Indian manufacturer of traditional sweets, has launched its Kh [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
FAO unveils emerging innovations in food safety, quality controls
GLOBAL – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Food Safety Foresight Programme recently conducted an exercise to explore emerging innovations [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Sudan: Operational Updates On Food Assistance to Famine-Risk Populations in Sudan
[WFP] Geneva -- This is a summary of what was said by Samatha Chattaraj, WFP's Emergency Coordinator for Sudan (speaking from Port Sudan via Zoom) - to whom quoted text may be attr [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Sets to Plant 7.5 Billion Seedlings This Year
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Ethiopia has been making the necessary preparations to plant over 7.5 billion seedlings as part of this year's s Green Legacy Initiative, with a focus on indi [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Anambra Takes Anti-Drug Campaign to Cattle Market
[This Day] Awka -- The Anambra State government has taken the fight against drug addiction to the cattle market in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area of the state. [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Presidential Schemes Boost Yields
[The Herald] Precious Manomano -- Presidential schemes in the agricultural sector have seen an impressive 85 percent of the total crop produced this year coming from small-scale fa [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Liberia: Agriculture Ministry Launches New Cold Storage Facility -
[New Dawn] As part of its ongoing efforts to revitalize the agriculture sector, the Agriculture Ministry, through its Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP), has inaugurate [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Liberia: Agriculture Ministry Dedicates Model Piggery Farm and Livestock Farmers Field School in Nimba
[New Dawn] Sanniquellie -- In a significant step toward strengthening Liberia's pig farming and agricultural research sectors, the Ministry of Agriculture, through its Rural Econom [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Somalia: KSrelief and WFP Support Urgent Food Needs of Vulnerable People in Somalia
[WFP] Mogadishu -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of 138 metric tons of nutritious dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the Kin [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Central African Republic: Food, Education and Farming - CAR Welcomes in Sudanese Refugees
[WFP] WFP and Central Africans reach out to war-displaced newcomers, in a country facing its own insecurity and hunger challenges [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Nalda Empowers Poultry Farmers in Osun
[Leadership] The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has launched the Renewed Hope Women and Youth Empowerment Programme for poultry farmers in Oba-Oke, Olorun [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Namibia: Govt Allocates N$561 Million to Agri-Infrastructure
[Namibian] Namibia will allocate N$561 million towards agri-infrastructure initiatives in the 2025/2026 financial year as part of government efforts to reduce reliance on food impo [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian Rubber Producer Saph First-Quarter Profit Grows 949 Percent
[Daba Finance] TLDR [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Namibia: A New Namibia
[Namibian] Namibia must be a country where all Namibians from all walks of life have access to education, healthcare services, land, food, clean water, good roads, infrastructure a [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Four More Interchanges for Harare
[The Herald] The Government is set to enhance Harare's road infrastructure with the construction of four new interchanges as part of its broader development agenda. [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Nigeria: 'Creation of Cotton Board Will Pave Way for Nigeria's Industrial Growth, Create Jobs'
[Leadership] The national coordinator of the Nigerian cotton cooperative society, Ms. Ololade Majekodunmi, has said the approval for the establishment of the cotton, textile and ga [...]
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Date: 28-Apr-2025
Maersk expands logistics footprint in Senegal with new Dakar warehouse
SENEGAL – Maersk has launched a modern warehouse in Dakar, Senegal, as part of its c [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Nestlé, OFI forge landmark cocoa agroforestry partnership to combat deforestation
WEST AFRICA – Switzerland-based Nestle and Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) have formed t [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Del Monte expands fruit line with European launch of Honeyglow banana
ECUADOR – Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced the official European launch of its [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025