Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
China launches US$11M cultivated meat center
CHINA – China has inaugurated its first facility dedicated to cultivated meat and [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
AGF Freezers opens new office in Egypt’s new Cairo district
EGYPT – AGF Freezers Ltd., a Canadian company specializing in food freezing and c [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
Diageo divests majority stake in Guinness Ghana to Castel Group for US$81M
GHANA – Diageo has announced the sale of its 80.4% shareholding in Guinness Ghana [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
Alshaya Group halts stake sale in Starbucks MENA amid easing boycotts
KUWAIT – Kuwait-based Alshaya Group has suspended plans to sell a minority stake [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
COCOBOD assures farmers of prompt payment reforms
GHANA – The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has assured cocoa farmers that payments f [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
Pringles introduces Flame Grilled Steak flavour to diversify its offering
USA — Pringles, a brand owned by Kellanova, has launched a new flavour, Flame Gri [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
Pluri secures US$6.5M in equity investment, enters Cacao Market through acquisition
ISRAEL—Pluri, a leading biotechnology company that leverages its proprietary plat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Jan-2025
Kenya Dairy Board, ILRI launch initiative to transform Kenya’s informal dairy sector with safer, quality milk solutions
Kenya’s informal dairy sector, which accounts for about three quarters of the country’s milk supply, is set to undergo a major transformation with the launch of the More Milk: [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Teenager, Two Others Killed in Lagos Building Collapse
[Vanguard] The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Wednesday, confirmed the death of a teenager alongside two other males in the building collapse at Northern Vult [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
Malawi: Neef Farm Input Loans Ignite Hope for Bumper Harvest in Mzimba
[Nyasa Times] Smallholder farmers in Traditional Authority Mpherembe, Mzimba, are optimistic about a record harvest after receiving fertiliser through the National Economic Empower [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
Nigeria: How Price of Rice Rose From N2500 in 2000 to N105,000 in 2024
[Vanguard] The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria made history on January 18, 2022, when they co-launched the r me Rice Pyramids on the premises [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Brazil Elevate Ties, Embrace South-South Cooperation
[Ethiopian Herald] Brazil has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its long-standing relationship with Ethiopia, with a renewed focus on agricultural collaboration and foster [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
Kenya: Rai Moves to Revive Mumias Sugar After President Ruto's Directive
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- West Sugar Company is in the process of reviving the distillery and co-generation plants at Mumias Sugar Company Limited. [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
South Africa: South Africa Signs International Treaty to Boost Food Security, Biodiversity
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has joined scores of countries worldwide that have formalised their commitment to ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resour [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
Liberia: Jeety Rubber LIC and SRC Plantation Set Ablaze
[New Dawn] Margibi -- Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) in Margibi County reports an arson attack on its facilities here. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Malnutrition in Nigeria Rises Alarmingly, Urgent Action Needed
[IPS] Abuja -- In June 2024, 26-year-old Zainab Abdul noticed her two-year-old daughter growing pale, losing weight, and battling diarrhea. She wasn't surprised. Since jihadist-lin [...]
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Date: 29-Jan-2025
Mosa Meat submits Novel Foods request to introduce cultivated fat ingredient in EU
NETHERLANDS – Mosa Meat, a Dutch company specializing in cultivated beef, has fil [...]
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Date: 28-Jan-2025
Katie Pettifer appointed as permanent CEO of the UK Food Standards Agency
UK – Katie Pettifer has officially taken up the role of Chief Executive Officer o [...]
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Date: 28-Jan-2025
Choppies Supermarket launches its first Cash and Carry outlet
BOSTWANA – Choppies, a Botswana multinational supermarket retailer, has launched [...]
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Date: 28-Jan-2025
Indian retail sector shows growth of 5% in December 2024, 55th Retail Business survey
INDIA – The Indian retail sector has witnessed a sales growth of 5 per cent in D [...]
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Date: 28-Jan-2025
Bramble Foods Group acquires Whitakers Chocolates to grow its portfolio
UK – Bramble Foods Group, a UK-based supplier of branded ambient foods, has acqui [...]
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Date: 28-Jan-2025
Global Tea & Commodities to establish Africa’s first decaffeination facility in Kenya
KENYA – Global Tea & Commodities Limited, a leading integrated tea processor, [...]
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Date: 28-Jan-2025
Coca-Cola recalls drinks across Europe over high chlorate levels
EU – Coca-Cola has issued a recall for several of its beverages across Europe aft [...]
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Date: 28-Jan-2025
KNCCI submits recommendations on proposed Sugar Development Levy Order, 2025
KENYA – The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) has submitted [...]
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Date: 28-Jan-2025
Guinness Nigeria records 61% revenue growth amid inflationary pressures
NIGERIA – Guinness Nigeria Plc has reported a 61 percent year-on-year (y/y) reven [...]
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Date: 28-Jan-2025