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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Africa: Sharing Seedlings With Neighboring and West African Countries Makes the Initiative Pan - African
[Ethiopian Herald] Climate change poses a substantial hazard to both regional and global habitats and populations. It is distinguished by rising temperatures, changed weather patte [...]
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Date: 07-Jul-2025
Liberia: Investigation Should Focus On WFP
[New Dawn] - Tweah insists COVID-19 US$30 million was managed by WFP [...]
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Date: 07-Jul-2025
Mauritius: Govt Reaffirms Commitment to Stop Illegal Fishing
[Government of Mauritius] Mauritius reiterated its strong commitment to combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing during the opening session of the informal dialo [...]
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Date: 07-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Ajayi-Kadiri, Man D-G to FG - Sell Warri, P' Harcourt Refineries, Others Now
[Vanguard] ...Says they're draining economy [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Uganda: Stranded in the Mud - Poor Road Conditions Cut Off Obongi Ferry Access
[Nile Post] More than 50 travellers were left stranded on Wednesday after torrential rains rendered the road to Sinyanya landing site in Ukusijoni Sub-county, Adjumani District, co [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Uganda: Obongi Commissions Shs 4 Billion Drdip-Usmid Projects
[Nile Post] In a major step towards improving service delivery for both refugee and host communities, the Obongi District Local Government has commissioned infrastructure projects [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Liberia: Capitol's Damage Put At Nearly $4 Million
[New Dawn] Damages inflicted on the Capitol during the December 18, 2024, arson attack have been put at more than US$3 million, according to the Grand Jury of Montserrado County, L [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Sudan: Sudan Among Nations with Highest Frequency of Acute Malnutrition - UN
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Sudan is now among countries worldwide with the highest prevalence of global acute malnutrition, a trend also evident among new arrivals in neighbouring count [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Africa: Landless and Locked Out - Young Farmers Struggle for a Future
[UN News] Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food - for many older adults around the world, a land deed is the only safety net they have as they enter their [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah Promises Agro-Processing Facilities for All Regions, Warns Ministers to Deliver or Face Action
[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday announced that agro-processing facilities would be established in all 14 regions, with three earmarked for the Omusati, Kava [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: Food, Drug Authority Achieves Multiple National and International Accreditations
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) announced a major expansion of its accredited capabilities, securing recognition from both local and internationa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Jul-2025
Ghana: Rethinking Rice - How Ghana's AWD Revolution Is Saving Water, Securing the Future of Farming
[Ghanaian Times] In Ghana's Weta rice belt in the Volta Region, a quiet revolution is taking root--one that promises to redefine how rice is grown in our water-stressed, warming wo [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Liberia: Nafaa Chief Endorses Public-Private Partnerships to Transform Liberia's Fisheries Sector
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Acting Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), J. Cyrus Saygbe Sr., has emphasized the transformative [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Liberia: Sankofa Farm Emerges As Liberia's Model for Food Sovereignty
[Liberian Investigator] -- In a region grappling with food insecurity, youth unemployment, and dependency on imports, SANKOFA Farm is quietly driving an agricultural transformation [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Tinubu's Agricultural 'Renaissance'
[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu has adequately demonstrated his commitment to mechanised agriculture as a means of unlocking the massive food potentials of Nigeria. Any time he me [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Launches Agricultural Insurance to Empower Farmers
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA--Ethiopia has officially launched a nationwide agricultural insurance program aimed at transforming the lives of farmers, enhancing agricultural prod [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Liberia: 'We Drink From the Bush' - Liberia's Rural Communities Cry for Clean Water
[Liberian Investigator] In a world where clean water is widely recognized as a basic human right, rural families in Liberia's Bong County are still drinking from tree roots and mud [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Tanzania: Tanzania Starts Livestock Vaccination, Targets 300,000 Animals
[Daily News] Kigoma -- THE Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has continued to implement livestock vaccination and Identification Campaign in Kigoma Region, where 800 cattle and 1 [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: South Korea Donates 12,000mt of Rice to WFP Ethiopia Amid Critical Funding Gaps
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received 12,000 metric tons of rice from the government of South Korea to support refugee and reli [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Why Tomato Prices Are High - Farmers
[Premium Times] "We promised that the price of tomatoes will drop after the Sallah celebration but we can (only) predict..." [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Reflections On the Hunger Crisis in Northern Nigeria
[WFP] 'As governments, donors, and development partners look to scale support in fragile regions, the question is no longer whether we can afford to invest - but whether we can aff [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
South Africa: Foot and Mouth Disease Contained in Eastern Cape, Limpopo
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has decided to lift the disease management areas (DMA) in Eastern Cape and Limpopo after intensified efforts by veterinar [...]
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Date: 04-Jul-2025
Namibia: NNN Pushes for Kunene Dam
[New Era] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appealed to Egypt to support Namibia's bold plan to transform Kunene region into a national powerhouse for food and livestock product [...]
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Date: 03-Jul-2025
Namibia: Governor Calls for Agri Strategy Shift
[New Era] Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka has called for a renewed approach to agriculture. [...]
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Date: 03-Jul-2025
Rwanda: How Drones Are Revolutionising Pig Farming in Rwanda
[New Times] Brigitte Mukandoha, a pig farmer from Nyamata Sector in Bugesera District, has seen improvement in her farm performance and income, as a result of efficient artificial [...]
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Date: 03-Jul-2025