Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Indian Beverage Association urges sugar-based taxation
INDIA – The Indian Beverage Association (IBA), representing leading soft drink compa [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Löfbergs names Kieran Youngman as Chief Commercial Officer to lead international growth
SWEDEN – Swedish coffee roaster Löfbergs has announced the appointment of Kieran Yo [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Ghana launches technical committees to boost cash crop financing
GHANA – Ghana has inaugurated three Technical Committees to design new financing fra [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Illovo Sugar Malawi secures US$45M loan to boost production, stabilize market prices
MALAWI – Illovo Sugar Malawi (ISM) Plc has announced plans to increase sugar product [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
South Sudan seizes expired Kenyan tea amid trade tensions
SUDAN – South Sudanese authorities have seized 235 bags of expired blend tea in Juba [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Lactalis Nestlé launches Aero Orange & Chocolate Mousse in the UK
UK – Lactalis Nestlé Chilled Dairy UK has unveiled a zesty addition to its mousse range with the launch of Aero Orange & Chocolate Mousse, now available in Tesco and [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
T. Hasegawa USA debuts Hasecitrus technology to stabilise citrus flavour in beverages
U.S.A – T. Hasegawa USA has introduced Hasecitrus, a natural flavour-stabilising technology that helps beverage manufacturers deliver fresher-tasting citrus drinks with g [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Aldi launches sauce bottle designed to release ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard simultaneously
UK – Supermarket chain Aldi has introduced “The Mighty Trio”, a limited-edition dispenser designed to release ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard simultaneously, providi [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
IMCD to acquire Tillmanns to strengthen Italian industrial, food market presence
ITALY – IMCD, a global leader in the distribution and formulation of specialty chemicals and ingredients, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Tillman [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Lindt & Sprüngli expands seasonal range with Lindor Shortbread Truffles
UK – Lindt & Sprüngli has introduced a new seasonal indulgence for UK chocolate lovers: Lindor Shortbread Truffles, a blend of the brand’s signature Swiss milk cho [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Researchers push for region-tailored vaccines to tackle African Swine Fever
Plum Island Animal Disease Centre NY-USA & Nairobi, Kenya – An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Liberia: Liberia and China Break Ground for Training Facility At S.K.D.
[New Dawn] The Governments of Liberia and China have broken ground here to construct a training center. [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Oyerinde - FG Should Create a System in Power Sector That Prioritise Industrial, Productive Sectors
[This Day] The Director General of Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, Mr. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, in this interview speaks on Nigeria's business environment and its impac [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
South Africa: After the Bell - ACSA's Mpumi Mpofu Is Making SA's Airports Glamorous and Profitable Again
[Daily Maverick] Visiting an airport is not as exciting as it used to be, but perhaps the huge chunk of cash the Airports Company South Africa is about to pump into our terminals w [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Liberia: MCC Clarifies Theater Renovation Plans Amid Viral Misinformation
[Liberian Observer] The Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) has moved swiftly to correct what it calls "misleading and unfounded claims" circulating on social media regarding the condi [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Liberia: Baha'is Break Ground for National Center
[Liberian Observer] The Bahai community of Liberia on Thursday, August 21, 2 2025, broke ground for the construction of a new National Haziratu'l-Quds, a national center that the F [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Ethiopia: Egypt's Stance Stalls Abbay Dam Talks
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Over 14 years of talks between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Abbay Dam have failed largely due to Egypt's refusal to move beyond outdated treaties a [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Killings, Abductions, Cattle Rustling Surge Across Northern States
[Premium Times] Terrorists have launched a new violent campaign in Kaduna, Niger, Kwara, Kano and Sokoto states, rustling livestock, abducting locals and forcibly displacing them. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Aug-2025
Sudan: After 500 Days Under Siege, Children in Sudan's Al Fasher Face Starvation, Mass Displacement, and Deadly Violence
[Unicef] New York/Port Sudan -- After 500 days under siege, the city of Al Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease, an [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
North Africa: Egypt Launches Trade Mission to Ghana, Including 14 CEC Member Companies
[Egypt Online] The Chemicals and Fertilizers Export Council (CEC) has launched an Egyptian trade mission to Ghana, which will run until Aug. 30, with the participation of 14 Egypti [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Investigation - Agrochemicals Are Endangering Lives, Environment in Nigerian Communities
[Premium Times] Many Nigerian farmers who rely on agrochemicals to fight pests and control weeds are not aware of the health and environmental hazards the chemicals pose. [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Tinubu Bans Export of Raw Shea Nut, Targets $300m Revenue
[Daily Trust] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts to curb informal trade, protect local processors, and reposition Nigeria's she [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Nigeria: Gov Namadi Signs Landmark Laws to Drive Jigawa's Agric and Livestock Transformation
[Premium Times] The governor emphasised that these initiatives are part of his administration's broader vision to transform agriculture from subsistence farming into an industriali [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
Tanzania: Farmers to Benefit From 4.9bn/ - Fertiliser Credit Scheme
[Daily News] Dodoma -- MORE than 550,000 small holder farmers across Tanzania are expected to benefit from a new Partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) scheme aimed at enhancing access to [...]
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Date: 27-Aug-2025
SLMG Beverages targets US$799.5M revenue in FY26 on expansion, sustainability drive
INDIA – SLMG Beverages, one of Coca-Cola’s anchor bottlers in India, is aiming to [...]
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Date: 26-Aug-2025