Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
CGIAR SAAF Program to reach 1.7 million people with sustainable livestock and aquaculture innovations
By 2050, the global population will near 10 billion. Ensuring everyone has access to a healthy, sustainable diet is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Rising demand for an [...]
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Date: 16-Apr-2025
Bühler GPIC announces the rollout of new courses focused on grain processing
The Bühler Grain Processing Innovation Center (GPIC) is proud to announce the launch of its new beginner-friendly and advanced courses aimed at individuals and companies in Nigeri [...]
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Date: 16-Apr-2025
West Africa: Liberia Airport Authority Welcomes Turkish Support for Ria Modernization
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) has expressed support for the recent diplomatic success in securing Turkish technical and financial assistance for [...]
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Date: 16-Apr-2025
Zambia: WFP Welcomes a Contribution From Finland to Boost School Meals Programme in Zambia
[WFP] Lusaka -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of EUR 500,000 from the Government of Finland to strengthen Zambia's national school meals pro [...]
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Date: 16-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Ndume Hails Govt Over Declaration of Emergency On Food Security
[Premium Times] Mr Ndume said the declaration of emergency would stabilise the prices of food items and reduce economic hardship for millions of Nigerians. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Buy Rating for Padenga As Gold Fuels Profit Bonanza
[The Herald] Padenga Holdings Limited, once a modest player in Zimbabwe's agro sector, has cemented its transformation into a gold mining powerhouse, reporting a historic financial [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Zim, China to Hold Inaugural Tobacco Expo
[The Herald] Zimbabwe and China are set to hold an inaugural tobacco expo in September to facilitate exchange of ideas, showcase innovative technologies, and explore transformative [...]
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Date: 16-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Effort to Export Value Added Coffee Should Be Intensified
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopian coffee, which has achieved historical success in terms of production, quality and revenue, is increasingly in demand in the domestic and international [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Prices of Ginger, Garri, Others Push Rebased Inflation to 24.23% in March
[Daily Trust] Nigeria's headline inflation has increased to 24.23 per cent in March. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Apr-2025
Gambia: Ebid Grants $10 Million Loan to Gambia to Boost Food Security
[Foroyaa] The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, has announced a $10 million public sector loan to The Gambia in support [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Apr-2025
Africa: Food Insecurity an Unprecedented Crisis Worldwide
[IPS] Baltimore, Maryland -- Last year, 343 million people were experiencing acute food insecurity, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). That's 10 percent higher than in 20 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Tinubu Declares Emergency On Food Security
[This Day] President Bola Tinubu has declared a national emergency on food security, calling for expanded irrigation infrastructure and participatory water resource management. [...]
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Date: 16-Apr-2025
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 16, 2025
[allAfrica] Malawi Economic Crisis Deepens As U.S. Cuts $177 Million in Vital Aid [...]
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Date: 16-Apr-2025
Indian Shrimp exporters face mounting losses
INDIA – Thousands of shipping containers filled with frozen shrimp from India risk b [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Freja expands its instant bone broth range with new Asian-inspired flavours
UK – UK-based bone broth brand Freja is rolling out two new limited-edition addition [...]
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Date: 15-Apr-2025
UK pork output rises in early 2025 as exports to China resume
UK – Pork production in the United Kingdom reached 244,500 tonnes between January an [...]
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Date: 15-Apr-2025
Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley to retire in 2025
USA – Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley has announced plans to retire by the end of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Nigeria, China’s SINOMACH ink US$1B deal to boost local sugar production
NIGERIA – The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) of Nigeria has signed a Memo [...]
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Date: 15-Apr-2025
African Originals expands 5.8 Gin brand with launch of new RTD flavors
KENYA – African Originals has officially introduced a new range of Ready-to-Drin [...]
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Date: 15-Apr-2025
Tanzania assures sugar supply stability amid factory shutdowns, policy overhaul
TANZANIA—Tanzania has assured consumers that there will be no sugar shortages this s [...]
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Date: 15-Apr-2025
Pakistan proposes 20% health tax on ultra-processed foods, beverages in FY2025-26 budget
PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s Ministry of Health has proposed the introduction of a 20% he [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
European Food Safety Authority reaffirms safety of neohesperidine dihydrochalcone in animal feed
EUROPE – In a scientific opinion published on April 10, 2025, EFSA’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) confirmed that NHDC, use [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Bühler Group’s Edyta Margas elected Vice Chair of IAFP European Symposium Committee
EUROPE – Bühler Group’s Global Head of Food Safety, Edyta Margas, has been elected Vice Chair of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) European Sy [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025
Nigeria’s Cross River State second to commence construction of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
Nigeria’s Cross River State became the second to mark construction of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone after the country’s Vice President Kashim Shettima and African D [...]
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Date: 15-Apr-2025
Liberia: Storm Destroys Health Facility in River Gee
[New Dawn] The Potupo Jayproken Clinic in River Gee County has suffered severe damage following a violent storm that recently swept through the region. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Apr-2025