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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Africa: UNFSS + 4 Stock Take to Be a Game Changer in Africa
[Ethiopian Herald] The 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) took place from July 27-29, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy. It is now four ye [...]
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Date: 30-Jul-2025
Africa: Toolbox to Help Accelerate Food Systems Transformation
[allAfrica] Agrifood System transformation is at the heart of the new Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), which aims to build resilient and sustainable [...]
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Date: 30-Jul-2025
Carrefour to sell Italian operations to NewPrinces Group
ITALY – Carrefour has entered into exclusive negotiations with Italy-based NewPrince [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Varun Beverages Q2 revenue rises 2.5% despite volume dip
INDIA – Varun Beverages Ltd., a leading bottling partner of PepsiCo, has reported a [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Kenya accelerates coffee farm mapping to comply with EU Deforestation Regulation
KENYA – Kenya, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, has in [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Uganda Tribunal rules Coca-Cola agent falsely claimed US$2.7M services as exports to evade VAT
UGANDA – Uganda’s Tax Appeals Tribunal has ruled that Allied Beverages Limited, Co [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Vietnam tightens food safety laws to boost trade, industry trust
VIETNAM – Vietnam has announced new food safety updates aimed at boosting trade [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
New research flags health risks linked to erythritol sugar substitute
U.S.A – Erythritol, a commonly used non-nutritive sugar substitute, has been lin [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Elmenus appoints Walid El-Saadany as CEO to drive AI integration, market expansion
EGYPT – Elmenus, Egypt’s leading food discovery and delivery platform, has anno [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Jagatjit Industries begins commercial production at new Punjab-based grain ethanol plant
INDIA – Jagatjit Industries Ltd has commenced commercial production at its newly [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Brenntag expands Avebe partnership to US market for specialty potato, protein ingredients
U.S.A – Brenntag, a global chemicals and ingredients distributor, has expanded it [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Kenya launches nutrient model to curb sugar, salt, fat consumption
KENYA – Kenya’s Ministry of Health, through its State Department for Public Hea [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Southern Africa: Mozambique's Cahora Bassa Dam Expansion Plan Offers Eskom a Fresh Clean Energy Option
[Daily Maverick] The Mozambican government-owned hydroelectric power company is looking at Eskom as a potential customer for the additional 1,245MW generation capacity that it plan [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Uganda: Luweero Leaders Decry Poor School Infrastructure, Calls for Govt Support
[Nile Post] Leaders in Luweero District have raised serious concerns over the poor state of infrastructure in government-aided schools, urging the central government to intervene a [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
FAO launches projects on sustainable soil management and water governance in the Global South
Two transformative initiatives were officially launched in Zimbabwe, aimed at empowering the country to sustainably manage its soil and water resources. The two projects are entitl [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia
An estimated 8.2% of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5% in 2023 and 8.7% in 2022. However, progress was not consistent a [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
South Africa: More Than Two Dozen Children Have Starved to Death in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Past Year
[Daily Maverick] Alarmingly, the numbers have almost doubled since 2023, when 14 children under the age of five starved to death in Nelson Mandela Bay. [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Africa: Africa's Smallholder Farmers Are Using Bright Ideas to Adapt to Climate Change - G20 Countries Should Fund Their Efforts
[The Conversation Africa] Across most of Africa, rural communities grow their own food, relying on smallholder agriculture. But climate change is threatening this way of life. [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Kenya: Ruto Calls for New Measures to Accelerate Hunger Eradication
[Capital FM] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- President William Ruto has called on world leaders to embrace new measures to accelerate efforts to end hunger and meet nutritional needs with [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Tanzania: With a 128 Percent Target, Tanzania Scores High in Food Systems
[Daily News] Addis Ababa -- The Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, has emphasized the importance of taking decisive and col [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Africa: Global Hunger Declines, but Rises in Africa and Western Asia - UN Report
[WFP] This year's The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report also examines the causes and consequences of recent food inflation Addis Ababa -- An estimated 8.2 pe [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Sudan: UN Sounds the Alarm As Health and Food Crises Worsen Across the Country
[UN News] The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is alarmed by escalating health and food crises across Sudan, notably as cholera cases continue to rise [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Africa: Slight Decrease in Global Hunger As Inequalities Widen, Says UN Interagency Report
[UN News] An interagency group from the UN released the flagship 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report on Monday, estimating a global, yet uneven, de [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Sudan: TSC Member Dr. Nawara Affirms Government's Commitment to Developing Agriculture in Al-Gadarif State
[SNA] - Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Dr. Nawara Abu Mohamed, has affirmed the government's interest in agriculture and farmers, praising the significant ro [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025
Liberia: Panta Pride Cultivates 358 Acres to Revolutionize Farming in Bong
[Liberian Investigator] A local nonprofit, Panta Pride, has cultivated 358 acres of farmland in Bong County and aims to expand to 5,000 acres by next year--mechanizing agriculture, [...]
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Date: 29-Jul-2025