Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Univar Solutions expands distribution partnership with BASF for amine-based curing agents
USA – Univar Solutions, LLC, a global provider of specialty ingredients and chemi [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Matteo Fantacchiotti steps down as Campari Group CEO
ITALY – Matteo Fantacchiotti has stepped down as the CEO of Italy-based spirits m [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Privamnuts secures US$3M investment to expand macadamia production, drive sustainability
KENYA – Kenyan macadamia nut processor and exporter Privamnuts has secured a KES3 [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Kenya to create unified coffee brand to boost exports
KENYA – The Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency (KEPROBA) has unveiled pla [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
AB InBev India joins Open Network for Digital Commerce to empower entrepreurs
INDIA – AB InBev India has partnered with the Open Network for Digital Commerce ( [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Ghana: Govt Expanding Health Infrastructure Beyond Agenda 111 - Health Minister
[GhanaToday] The Minister for Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has said the government is making significant progress in upgrading the country's healthcare infrastructure, beyond the [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Makinde Flags-Off N41bn Ibadan Airport Upgrade
[Vanguard] Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, flagged off the upgrade of the Ibadan airport, renamed Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport to international standards, saying i [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Ethiopia: Industrial Parks Development - The Ladder to Reach the Helm of Success
[Ethiopian Herald] The government's ten-year perspective development plan clearly stipulates that it is impossible to attain structural economic change without expanding industrial [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Ethiopia: Casing Industrial Production Needs Allied to Sovereignty
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has been focusing on the development of its industrial sector, despite facing challenges. The government has primarily focused on agriculture, tourism, [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Liberia: Road Fund 'Diverted', No Road Maintenance in Last Six Years - Public Works Minister Alleges
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Public Works Minister Roland Lafayette Giddings has accused the former Weah-Taylor administration of wrongfully diverting 60 percent of the Nati [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Ongoing Devt Between NNPC, Dangote Refinery Fraudulent - NLC
[Vanguard] Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Wednesday, described the ongoing development between the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, and Dangote refinery as fra [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Ethiopia: Strengthening Ethio-China Ties Through Education, Infrastructure Development
[Ethiopian Herald] In the twenty-first century, global collaboration among countries has become increasingly vital for development across various sectors. A notable example of this [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
South Africa: Only 20 Percent of Public Works Targets Were Met in 2022/23
[GroundUp] The Auditor-General's office on Wednesday told MPs that 107 projects were significantly delayed [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
South Africa: Prasa Corruption Investigations Get Pushback From MK Party MPs
[GroundUp] The Special Investigating Unit presented its findings to Parliament on Wednesday [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Sudan: 'Outlaw RSF Militia Asaults Convoys and Cuts Off Relief Corridors'
[SNA] Portsudan -- The official spokesman for the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Dr. Mohamed Zakaria, explained that the insurgent Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Rwanda: Is Strawberry Farming in Rwanda a Blossoming Industry?
[New Times] Rwanda's strawberry industry is experiencing a remarkable surge, driven by a growing global demand for the fruit. Local farmers are capitalising on this opportunity to [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Kenya: Investing in Nutrition Is Key to Fighting Climate Change and Global Health Challenges - Goalkeepers Report
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- In the fight against climate change, one of the most effective strategies might not be what you expect: investing in nutrition. [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: 5 000 Chicks Distributed to Empower Mat North Women
[The Herald] Bulawayo Bureau [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: Another Bumper Wheat Harvest Beckons
[The Herald] [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Why Cocoa Farmers Are Relocating From Edo
[Daily Trust] Cocoa is one of the major crops in Edo but the farmers said lack of forest for planting and other challenges are affecting production in the state. [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Gombe Tomato Farmers Face Tough Times
[Daily Trust] Tomato and pepper farmers in Bula, a community in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, are reeling from the sudden collapse of tomato prices, by 90% in just two [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Nsdc Partners Acci to Mobilise $5bn Investments Into Sugar Production
[This Day] ·Niger Food, Turkish firm seal $2 billion soya beans deal [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Malawi: USI Visits Neef Loan Beneficiary - Impressed With Its Success, Calls On Malawi Producers to Uphold Quality
[Nyasa Times] Vice President Dr. Michael Usi has issued a passionate call for Malawian producers to uphold quality in their products, emphasizing that this is essential for achievi [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Kenya: Why It's Time to Know Where Our Food Comes From
[Capital FM] As Kenyans, our local food culture is something we hold dear--whether it's sukuma wiki from the mama mboga or freshly cut meat from the neighborhood butchery. These fa [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024
Namibia: Japan and WFP Support Drought Affected Communities in Namibia
[WFP] Windhoek -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$ 500,000 (N$ 9 million) from the Government of Japan to strengthen the humanitarian em [...]
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Date: 19-Sep-2024