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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria: Nasarawa Secures $370,000 Agra Grant to Bolster Agric Sector Transformation
[This Day] The Nasarawa State Government has secured a $370,000 grant from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to bolster transformation in the agricultural sector [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2025
South Africa’s Red Meat Industry to launch technology transfer campaign to meet Saudi Arabia’s export requirements
SOUTH AFRICA – The red meat industry is initiating a nationwide technology trans [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
Nigeria’s state announces plan for US$2M poultry farm in Bosso LGA
NIGERIA – Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger State has revealed plans for the con [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
Astral Foods launches new Earlybird Farm crumbed chicken range
SOUTH AFRICA – Astral Foods has introduced a new Southern Style Crumbed Chicken [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
United Spirits reports 4.3% profit decline in Q3 amid higher expenses
INDIA – United Spirits Ltd. (USL), a leading beverage alcohol company in India, has [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Delta Corporation reports 1% revenue growth in Q3 2024 amid economic challenges
ZIMBABWE – Delta Corporation, Zimbabwe’s largest beverage producer, has reported a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Barry Callebaut records 2.7% decrease in sales volume after cocoa prices hikes
SWITZERLAND – Barry Callebaut (BC) in January has recorded 2.7% decrease in sale [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Nestlé invests US$18.8M in AI at KitKat factory in Campbellfield, Victoria
AUSTRALIA – Nestlé Australia has invested A$30m (US$18.8m) to integrate digital and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Chege Kirundi elected new Chairman of Kenya Tea Development Authority
KENYA – The Board of Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) Holdings has elected Che [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Diageo completes sale of Venezuelan rum brand Cacique to Bardinet S.A.
VENEZUELA – Diageo plc, a global leader in premium alcoholic beverages, has finalize [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Schweppes Zimbabwe boosts production with installation of non-returnable PET line
ZIMBABWE – Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited (SZL) has made a significant leap towards [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Liberia: Concerned United Methodists Seek Support for U.S.$156k School Project
[New Dawn] United Methodist Church in Liberia seeks support from philanthropists, well-meaning Liberians, and church supporters in constructing a junior high school that costs US$1 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Mauritius: Iranian Ambassador and Minister Mohamed Discuss Ongoing Projects
[Government of Mauritius] The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Madagascar and non-resident Ambassador to Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles, Mr Hassan Ali Bakhshi, cal [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Liberia: Senator Mcgill Commissions Ma Juah Health Center
[New Dawn] Margibi -- Healthcare Service remains a major challenge in lower Margibi County and elsewhere in Liberia, as dozens of residents visit the government-owned 14-Military H [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: 'Lips-Zim Project Enhanced Livestock Disease Surveillance, Control'
[The Herald] Government has extolled the just-ended livestock production system-Zimbabwe (LIPS-ZIM) programme saying it had helped improve surveillance and control of livestock dis [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: Rains Rekindle Bumper Harvest Prospects
[The Herald] THE Government and farmers across the country have expressed excitement over the significant improvement in the state of crops and livestock in response to the good ra [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Tunisia: WFP Launches Salla Salla - a TV Series Driving Behavioral Change, Healthier Lives and Stronger Communities in Tunisia
[WFP] TUNIS- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the European Union and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), announces the launch o [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Kenya: Wetangula Warns Kalonzo Against Questioning Bonus Payout to Sugarcane Farmers
[Capital FM] Busia -- Leaders from the Western region have lashed out at Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka for questioning the issuance of bonus payout to sugarcane farmers in the regio [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Philanthropist Harps On Collaboration to End Poverty, Hunger in Nigeria
[This Day] A United States of America (USA)-based philanthropist, Mrs. Temitope Sonuga, has called for partnership between government and the private sector to end the scourge of h [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Nigeria's Livestock Resources Can Address Hunger - Official
[Premium Times] The discussions at the event were set against the backdrop of the hunger crisis affecting Nigerians [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Uganda: Museveni Tasks Busoga Journalists to Lead Restoration of Sanity in Fishing Sector
[Nile Post] President Museveni has called upon journalists in the Busoga sub-region to take an active role in addressing the challenges facing fishing communities and restoring ord [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Nigeria: NSA Ribadu Raises Probe Panel Over 50 Tramadol Containers Intercepted in Nigerian Ports
[Premium Times] He directed the committee "to undertake the assignment in seaports, airports and land border stations where these drugs are found." [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Angola: Vice President Visits Namibe's Agricultural Powerhouse
[ANGOP] Virei -- The Vice President of the Republic, Esperança da Costa, who is on a working visit to Namibe Province, will work on Thursday in the agricultural community of Virei [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: 94pc Sorghum Target Planted, Exports Hit U.S.$1bn
[The Herald] Farmers have planted 94 percent of the 2024/25 season's targeted sorghum hectarage of 418 000 with the crop's exports from last season's harvest reaching US$1 billion [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
Africa: Communities Power Up Their Food Security Across Africa
[WFP] Energy projects are fighting hunger - and much more [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2025