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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria: Hunger Nigeria's Most Dangerous Enemy, Says Audu Ogbeh
[Leadership] Former minister of agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe, has identified hunger as the most dangerous enemy facing Nigeria today, and urged the government and citizens to prior [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Tanzania: Why Institutions Must Join Forces to Fight BBTD
[Daily News] IN the face of a growing threat to banana farming across East Africa, a coalition of research institutions, agricultural authorities and farming organisations in Tanza [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Kenya: 63 Bags of Fertilizer Stolen in June 25 Protests Recovered in Igembe South
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Sixty-three bags of fertilizer stolen during the June 25 demonstrations have been recovered in Igembe South. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Sudan: Refugees Escaping Sudan Face Escalating Hunger and Malnutrition As Food Aid Risks Major Reductions
[WFP] Nairobi, Kenya -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that millions of Sudanese refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries risk plunging deeper i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jun-2025
Corbion joins Ferment4Health to explore health potential of fermented foods
NETHERLANDS – Corbion, the sustainable specialty ingredients company, has joined [...]
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Date: 26-Jun-2025
Rainforest Alliance highlights progress and challenges in 2024 certification report
GLOBAL – The Rainforest Alliance has released its 2024 annual progress report, de [...]
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Date: 26-Jun-2025
Žito Group acquires majority stake in rival pork processor MI Ravlić
CROATIA – Croatian agribusiness Žito Group has taken a controlling interest in m [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
PepsiCo mames Alexia Horley CEO of Australia and New Zealand Foods
AUSTRALIA – PepsiCo has announced the appointment of Alexia Horley as Chief Exec [...]
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Date: 26-Jun-2025
India updates alcoholic beverage regulations for 2026 with new categories, quality standards
INDIA – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced th [...]
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Date: 26-Jun-2025
Diageo sells Italian operations to New Prince amid global restructuring efforts
ITALY – Global alcoholic beverage leader Diageo has announced the sale of its Ita [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
2 Sisters Food Group sells Hook2Sisters poultry business to Boparan Private Office
UK – 2 Sisters Food Group and PD Hook have sold their entire stakes in Hook2Siste [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
Zimbabwe rolls out digital livestock tracking system to boost meat industry
ZIMBABWE – The Government of Zimbabwe has introduced a digital livestock tracking [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
Kenya’s coffee export earnings jump 17% in 2023/2024 season
KENYA – Kenya recorded a 17% rise in coffee export earnings for the 2023/2024 cof [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
HEINZ debuts first co-created sauce with music producer Mustard
U.S.A. – HEINZ and award-winning producer, Mustard, have teamed up to launch a li [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
Liberia: Liberian Swedish Feeder Roads Project Launches Major Roadworks in Lofa, Nimba, and Bong Counties.
[New Dawn] A significant rural infrastructure project has been launched across three key Liberian counties--Lofa, Nimba, and Bong--under the Liberian Swedish Feeder Roads Project, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
Nigeria: We've Strengthened ICRC As Engine Room for Nigeria's Infrastructure Revolution - Tinubu
[Vanguard] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that his administration has significantly strengthened the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), transforming [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
Liberia: Lawmakers Approve Bill to Modernize, Regulate Ports
[Liberian Observer] In a major step toward strengthening the maritime sector and boosting national infrastructure, the Liberian Legislature has approved a landmark bill that grants [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
South Africa: Gauteng to Release Forensic Reports on 88 Staff - South African News Briefs - June 26, 2025
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Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
Africa: Unseen, Untreated, Lethal - The Threat of Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections in Africa
[allAfrica] "You can't fight what you can't see. We need better diagnostics to stop C. auris from spreading." [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
Ghana: North Dayi District to Utilise Volta River for Farming - DCE
[Ghanaian Times] The North Dayi District is poised to utilise the year-round waters of the Volta River and the River Dayi for a significant irrigation initiative, as stated by the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
Uganda: Women Coffee Farmers in Bugisu Call for Fair, Inclusive Coffee Value Chain
[Nile Post] Women coffee farmers in Uganda's Bugisu region have called for greater equity, inclusion, and accountability in the country's coffee value chain. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
Liberia: Christ Vision Ministries to Launch Locally Produced 'Living Manna Rice'
[New Dawn] Christ Vision Ministries, through its agricultural cooperative--The Rice, Cassava, and Vegetable Producer and Processor Union of Liberia--has announced the upcoming rele [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jun-2025
Radico Khaitan launches ‘Magic Moments Flavours of India’ vodka range
INDIA – Radico Khaitan Limited has introduced a new range of flavoured vodkas und [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 25-Jun-2025
KKR set to acquire 85% stake in Chinese beverage firm Dayao
CHINA – Global private equity firm KKR is nearing a deal to acquire an 85% contro [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 25-Jun-2025
Treasury Wine Estates launches ‘Treasury Collective’ to drive global premium wine growth
AUSTRALIA – Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has announced the launch of ‘Treasury C [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 25-Jun-2025