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Nongfu Spring reports sharp decline in profit growth
CHINA – Nongfu Spring, China’s largest bottled water producer, reported a significant [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Tea Board of Kenya reappoints Enos Njiru as national chairman for three years
KENYA – The Board of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has reappointed Enos Njiru [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: NSE President Lauds Osun Infrastructure Development
[This Day] The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Margaret Aina Oguntala, has commended the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, for his unwavering support for [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Thinklab Group Spearheads 35.6km Road Construction in Kaduna
[Leadership] Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has inaugurated the 35.6km road construction project, linking the communities of Bagoma, Gagumi, Ungwan Fari, Idi Labo, Awaro, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe: Infrastructural Development Is for People, Not Events
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa is a game-changer. Infrastructural developments carried out under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) and those which were undertake [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe: 'Multi-Sectoral Approach Key for Industry Growth'
[The Herald] With global demand for hemp by-products continuing to surge, farmers in the country are calling for a multi-sectoral approach to address challenges stalling growth. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: North Gets First Geriatrics Hospital Ward
[Daily Trust] The first-ever customised and dedicated geriatrics ward in any tertiary healthcare institution in the 19 Northern states was commissioned at the Aminu Kano Teaching H [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Southern Africa: We Did It - SADC Summit a Triumph!
[The Herald] Zimbabwe successfully and peacefully hosted both the SADC Industrialisation Week and the 44th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, simultaneously silencing de [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Kenya: MTN's Bayobab Completes Mombasa-Malaba-Busia Fibre Network Installation
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Bayobab Kenya, a subsidiary of Bayobab Group and the digital infrastructure arm of MTN Group, has announced the completion of a multi-million shilling fibre [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Ethiopia: Grand Abbay Dam Myriad Significances
[Ethiopian Herald] If one requests what is the gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Africa, Ethiopia, they can have a response of the Grand Abbay Dam, previously known as the Mill [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway - 'We Wont Relinquish Our Property'-Lafiaji Residents Tell Umahi
[Premium Times] The 700-kilometre highway spanning nine coastal states has been criticised by Lagos residents whose properties were marked for demolition [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia Faces Scrutiny Over Rail Operations
[Liberian Observer] -- Amid reports of neglect and accidents [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Namibia: WFP and Partners Equip Namibian Farmers With Skills to Process and Market Products to Consumers
[WFP] Windhoek, Namibia -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Capricorn Foundation and the University of Namibia (UNAM), recently conducted a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
South Africa: Farm Workers March in Rain and Wind to Call for Ban On Pesticides
[GroundUp] They want an end to exports of harmful pesticides from Germany [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Nigeria Partners WFP to Strengthen Food Security, Boost Agric Productivity
[This Day] Abuja -- In a bid to strengthen food security and boost agricultural productivity in the country, the Federal Government has stepped up moves to foster a global partners [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: NAFDAC Denies Warning Against Consumption of Nigerian Breads, Speaks On Saccharine Use
[Premium Times] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) has denied declaring Nigerian bread unsafe for consumption. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: 31.8 Millions Nigerians Suffering From Acute Food Insecurity - Report
[Vanguard] Over 31.8m Nigerians are suffering from acute food insecurity compounded with malnutrition among women and children in the Country. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe: First Half Durum Wheat Imports Drop 17pc
[The Herald] After achieving bread wheat self-sufficiency since 2022, the Government is now targeting to buttress its import substitution by commercialising durum wheat production [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Irrigated Rice Farms Bountiful Even for Neighboring Countries - DPM Temesgen
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The development of irrigated rice farms being underway in Ethiopia is bountiful even for the neighboring countries, Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh rem [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe: China Committed to Assist Agric Industrialisation
[The Herald] China has reaffirmed its commitment to assist Zimbabwe's agriculture industrialisation through technical support, establishment of requisite infrastructure and access [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Seychelles: Seychelles' Eez - Catch of Yellowfin Tuna Returns to Normal in 2024, Says Opagac
[Seychelles News Agency] Although the fleet of Spanish purse seiners registered in Seychelles have noted a drop in catch for the yellowfin tuna in 2023, the first half of 2024 seem [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Presidential Fertiliser Initiative Saves $200m, Resuscitates 84 Blending Plants
[This Day] Abuja -- The Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI), a cardinal pillar of the country's agricultural transformation drive, has helped to conserve Foreign Exchange (FX) [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Insecurity, Rising Costs Push 31m Nigerians Into Acute Food Shortage, Study Says
[Vanguard] More than 31.8 million Nigerians are acutely short of food due to security challenges and the removal of fuel subsidies, the government said on Tuesday, citing a study b [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Kenya: Nairobi Enrolls 60 More Schools for Subsidized Meals
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi has enrolled an additional 60 schools on the Dishi na County programme increasing the number of schools onboarded to 216. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: How Nigerian Ties With Caribbean Countries Can Boost Agriculture
[Leadership] Nigeria can leverage its multilateral ties with the countries of the Caribbean region to boost agriculture and ensure food security for its citizens especially now tha [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024