Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
East Africa: Vaccine for Foot and Mouth Disease a Win for East Africa
[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- A new vaccine, designed to protect East African cattle against all major strains of foot and mouth disease, is offering hope to small-scale farmers battling [...]
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Date: 15-Nov-2024
Rwanda: Experts Warn Against Reliance On Rain-Fed Agriculture
[New Times] Reliance on rainfed agriculture remains a significant concern as it is highly vulnerable to climate variability, according to Telesphore Ndabamenye, the Director Genera [...]
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Date: 15-Nov-2024
Zimbabwe: Govt Sets Deadline for Wheat Harvesting
[The Herald] The Government has set November 15 as the date by which wheat harvesting should have been be completed to ensure the crop is saved from the predicted increasing rains. [...]
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Date: 15-Nov-2024
Zimbabwe: Dairibord Records 44 Percent Raw Milk Intake, Surpassing National Average
[New Zimbabwe] LISTED milk processing giant, Dairibord Zimbabwe Limited (DZL) has seen raw milk intake increasing by 44% to surpass national average stats by a significant margin. [...]
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Date: 15-Nov-2024
Malawi: First Lady Madam Chakwera Donates Relief Food to Nkhota Kota Flood Victims
[Nyasa Times] First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera has donated 45 metric tonnes of maize flour and 5 metric tonnes of beans worth K70.7 million to 1800 households who were affected by [...]
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Date: 15-Nov-2024
Africa: Climate Change - Women's Role in the Economy Is Key to a Just Transition
[The Conversation Africa] The realities of climate change are hitting home for many people living in the global south. Food security, water access and health have been jeopardised [...]
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Date: 15-Nov-2024
South Africa: City Power Cuts Power to Defaulters in Lenasia - South African News Briefs - November 15, 2024
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Date: 15-Nov-2024
Africa: COP29 - Why Africa's $1.3 Trillion Climate Goal Makes Perfect Sense
[African Arguments] Global leaders should keep in mind that the benefits of climate financing far outweigh the costs of implementing them. [...]
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Date: 15-Nov-2024
Brazil hails South Africa’s approval of 19 additional meat processing plants for export
SOUTH AFRICA – The Brazilian government has welcomed South Africa’s recent move to app [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Diageo India launches regenerative agriculture initiative to cut carbon emissions and water use
INDIA – United Spirits, a subsidiary of global beverage leader Diageo in India, has unve [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Monster Beverage sees third-quarter sales rise by 1.3% amid rebound in U.S. energy drink market
USA – Monster Beverage Corporation reported a 1.3 percent increase in net sales for the [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Corbion announces updates to AI-Powered Listeria control model
NETHERLANDS – Corbion, the Netherlands-based food and biochemical company, is gearing up [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Seaboard Corp. reports improved Q3 pork segment performance, declining turkey segment income
USA – Seaboard Corporation, a diverse multinational agribusiness and transportation cong [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Trinità Spa Industria Salumi expands with acquisition of Galli Industria Salumi
ITALY – Trinità Spa Industria Salumi, a prominent Italian cured meats producer, has pur [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Cashew farmers in Tanzania reap over US$330.2M amid enhanced trade, export infrastructure
TANZANIA – In the first seven weeks of Tanzania’s 2024/2025 cashew season, cashew farm [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages records triple profit growth amid strategic realignment
INDIA – Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd (HCCBL), the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in Indi [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
LWC partners with South Africa’s Overhex to launch low-ABV ‘Kamina’ wine range
UK – LWC, the UK’s largest independent drinks wholesaler, has collaborated with South [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Diageo unites luxury assets to form Diageo Luxury Group
,UK – Diageo, British multinational alcoholic beverage company, has launched Diageo Luxu [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Uganda: Namutumba Locals Voice Concerns Over Infrastructure and Power Shortages Stalling Development
[Nile Post] Residents and leaders in Kiwanyi Sub-County, Namutumba District, have expressed frustration over poor road conditions and a lack of electricity, which they say are slow [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Banana Island - Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Projects, Pledges More Infrastructure Devt
[This Day] Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has pledged to see to more infrastructural developments within the Banana Island estate and address the drainage issue that ha [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Nov-2024
Liberia: NPA & Marsa Maroc Sign Port Modernization Deal
[New Dawn] The National Port Authority of Liberia (NPA) and Société d'Exploitation des Ports SA--Marsa Maroc have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Monrovia to streng [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Nov-2024
Liberia: Majority Bloc Condemns Vandalism At Capitol
[New Dawn] Majority members of the House of Representatives have strongly condemned alleged vandalism in the Joint Chambers of the 55th Legislature, where they have been gathering [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Nov-2024
Ghana: Next NDC Govt to Revist Cocoa Roads Project - Mahama
[Ghanaian Times] The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, says the next NDC government will revisit the cocoa roads project when he wins [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Africa: 'AI is No Panacea, But If It Can Help With Africa's Challenges, We Should Be Open-Minded'
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- allAfrica's Juanita Williams and Joy Basu, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs, overseeing Economics and Regional Aff [...]
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Date: 12-Nov-2024
Togo establishes semi-industrial red oil, palm kernel oil processing plant
TOGO – The partnership between Togo and Morocco has yielded a semi-industrial plant for [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2024