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Zimbabwe: Two More Mbudzi Bridges, Roads Completed
[The Herald] Construction of two more bridges has been completed, taking the total to 11 out of the 15 needed for the Mbudzi Interchange and associated works south of Harare. The b [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Malawi: Chakwera Earns Praise for Mzuzu's Infrastructure Development Boom
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera's administration is receiving widespread acclaim for its ambitious infrastructure development projects in Mzuzu, transforming the city into [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Africa: Empowering Africa's Public Health Laboratory Workforce Helps to Advance Outbreak Investigation
[Africa CDC] Upskilling public health laboratory scientists with cutting-edge molecular diagnostic capabilities for rapidly and accurately detecting current and future infectious d [...]
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Date: 10-Oct-2024
Africa: Rwanda Launches Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines
[Africa CDC] The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) has introduced a new set of Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) guidelines designed to enhance the country's public health response amids [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Africa: How Do You Stop Elephant Herds From Trashing Crops and Trees? Target Sensitive Nostrils With a 'Scent Fence'
[The Conversation Africa] Elephant numbers are surging in southern Africa, with fewer natural predators, reduced hunting pressure and feeding by farmers and tourist operators. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: 'Wheat Harvesting to Be Completed Before New Season'
[The Herald] The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) is confident it will complete winter wheat harvesting before the onset of the 2024/25 season despite falling be [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Nigeria: FG, Stakeholders Urged to Save Nigeria From Hunger
[Daily Trust] Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Shield Africa Sustainability and Development Initiative, Mrs Osenaga Orokpo, has urged the Federal Government and relevant stakeh [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Nigeria: NAFDAC Destroys N10bn Fake, Expired Drugs
[Daily Trust] The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, expired and substandard drugs worth over N10 billion. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
South Africa: Wok a Difference Freshness Makes to a Weeknight Vegetable Stir Fry
[Daily Maverick] Get the wok out and turn fresh vegetables into a quick and crunchy weeknight supper. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Safeguard Against Wheat Postharvest Losses, Farmers Told
[The Herald] As harvesting of the 2024 winter wheat intensifies countrywide on the backdrop of high expectations for a bumper yield, Government has urged farmers to guard against i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Nigeria: NAFDAC Destroys Harmful Products Worth N10 Billion - Official
[Premium Times] "NAFDAC stands at the forefront of ensuring that only quality, safe food items, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals and packaged water are sold and consume [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Oil Spill - A/Ibom Communities Cry Out Over Loss of Farm Lands, Livelihoods
[Daily Trust] The people of Akwa Ibom State have cried out over the attendant difficulties being experienced in various communities across the states following the August 2024 oil [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
West Africa: Nigeria, Japan Seek Closer Ties to Deepen Trade, Infrastructural Dev't, Food Security
[Leadership] The Nigerian Government will continue to strengthen its ties with Japan as part of measures to deepen trade and exploit more opportunities in areas of infrastructural [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Grains Prices Drop in Jos Markets As Supply Increases
[Daily Trust] As new supplies of grains hit markets in Jos, the Plateau State capital, prices of food items such as maize, rice and beans, are gradually dropping. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Tanzania: Stop Exploiting Tobacco Farmers - VP
[Daily News] VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Philip Mpango has directed the Ministry of Agriculture to continue implementing measures that ensure tobacco farmers benefit from the cash crop witho [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Insurance Payout Brings Critical Relief to El Nino Affected Farmers
[263Chat] In Goromonzi district, the land lies barren, and the once-thriving crops have withered under the harsh sun. For the smallholder farmers who depend on these fields, the pa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Govt, Jigawa Distribute Palliatives to Flood Victims in Sule Tankarkar LGA
[Premium Times] The relief materials provided by the federal government for each of the 17,450 beneficiaries across the state, included a 25kg bag of rice, while the state governme [...]
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Date: 10-Oct-2024
South Africa: Tshwane Bus Services Limited Due to Driver Shortage - South African News Briefs - October 10, 2024
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Date: 10-Oct-2024
PepsiCo acquires Siete Foods for US$1.2 Billion
USA – PepsiCo Inc. announced its decision to acquire Garza Food Ventures LLC, the parent [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Twellium, Sidel to establish advanced PET packaging facility in Ghana
GHANA – Twellium Industrial Company, a manufacturer of non-alcoholic beverages in West A [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Mauritius: Minister Hurreeram Inaugurates the New Mahebourg Market
[Government of Mauritius] The new Mahebourg Market, to the tune of Rs 12 million and spanning over an area of 1250 metres square, was inaugurated, yesterday, by the Minister of Nat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Zim Firms Ripe for Major PPP Contracts
[The Herald] Zimbabwe's major highway network is being upgraded and largely rebuilt with work now able to proceed faster as the country's private sector builds up its resources and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Liberia: APM Terminals-Liberia Commissions State-of-the-Art Container Handling Equipment
[Liberian Observer] APM Terminals Liberia commissioned a State-of-the-Art Container Handling Equipment (CHE) Simulator at the Freeport of Monrovia, a groundbreaking step towards tr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Kenya: Researchers Sound Alarm Over Underfunded Plant Genetic Repositories
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Researchers are now alarmed that more government funding is required in order to maintain and sustain plant gene banks in the country so as to preserve crop [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Seychelles: Flash Floods - Seychelles Tests Early Warning Systems in Tabletop Exercise
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' authorities are currently testing and fine-tuning their early warning systems and preparedness in case of a flash flood, starting Wednesday mor [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024