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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria: NAFDAC Warns On Recalled U.S. Supplements
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians about the recall of certain multivitamins and iron supplements in the U.S [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Nigeria: NAFDAC Uncovers Fake Chemicals, Expired Food Flavours Worth N1 Billion
[Premium Times] The raid was carried out following credible intelligence about a criminal network endangering public health [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Liberia: Fisheries Initiatives Wins Global Recognition
[Liberian Observer] Liberia's efforts to reform and transform its fisheries sector received strong national and international praise on Monday, July 7, 2025, as the country officia [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Liberia: Sankofa Farms Urges Livestock Investment As Liberia Imports 75 Percent of Its Meat
[Liberian Investigator] Standing beside a pen of sheep, goats, and cattle at SANKOFA Farms in Bong County, Nyamah G. Dunbar delivers a blunt message: Liberia must invest in livesto [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Who Urges Hike in Prices of Sugary Drinks, Tobacco, Alcohol By 50 Percent
[Leadership] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Nigeria and other member countries to implement a 50 per cent increase in the prices of sugary drinks, tobacco, and a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
West Africa: Liberia Hails EU-Funded Fisheries Project for Coastal Community Impact
[Liberian Investigator] Published: July 9, 2025 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Liberia: FAO Launches Liberia Situation Room in Rome to Strengthen Food Security
[Liberian Investigator] - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has inaugurated the Liberia Situation Room, a state-of-the-art hub designed to transform [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Liberia: EU Praises Fishmongers, Cmas At Project Closing Ceremony
[Liberian Observer] The European Union (EU) lauded Liberia's fishmongers and Collaborative Management Associations (CMAs) as pillars of progress during the close-out of the Communi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Kenya: Govt Halts Sugarcane Milling in Western Region Amid Shortage
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has suspended sugarcane milling in the upper and lower Western regions amid an acute shortage of mature sugarcane. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Jul-2025
Namibia: Rundu State Hospital Struggles With Outdated Fleet, Infrastructure
[Namibian] Acting regional health director for the Kavango East region chief health programme officer Haita Sitareni has raised concerns over Rundu State Hospital's aging fleet and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Mauritius: Mauritius and Singapore Deepen Cooperation in Infrastructure Development
[Government of Mauritius] Strengthening collaboration between Mauritius and Singapore in key areas of infrastructure development was at the heart of discussions during a courtesy c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Equatorial Coca-Cola expands West Africa presence with acquisition of Voltic and WARL in Ghana
GHANA – Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (ECCBC) has announced the acquisiti [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Kenya introduces 4% sugar development levy to revive local industry
KENYA – Kenya has announced the implementation of a 4% Sugar Development Levy (SD [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Artcaffé expands to Kenya’s Nanyuki, bringing its unique café, restaurant, bar experience beyond Nairobi
KENYA – Artcaffé has announced the opening of its newest branch in Nanyuki, mar [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Bird flu outbreak ravages through South African poultry again
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa is once again battling outbreaks of highly pathogenic [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Kenya: Govt Refutes Claims of Fresh Avocado Export Ban
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Government has dismissed claims that it has banned the export of fresh avocados, assuring both local producers and international markets that trade rema [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Jul-2025
Activists in Kenya demand crackdown on unsafe glass bottle reuse by beverage firms
KENYA – Human rights and environmental activists are calling on the Ministry of H [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jul-2025
Mondelez seeks delay to EU Deforestation Law amid soaring cocoa costs, industry strain
EU – Mondelez International is calling for a delay to the European Union’s impe [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jul-2025
WHO calls for 50% tax hike on sugary drinks, alcohol, and tobacco by 2035 to curb global health crisis
GLOBAL – The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments worldwide to r [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Kashere Varsity to Benefit From Tinubu's Hybrid Power Plan, Dam
[Premium Times] Mr Tinubu also announced plans for the construction of a dam on the Kashere River by the Ministry of Water Resources. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jul-2025
Africa: 1st Egyptian Youngest One to Lead FAO Council
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Organisations in Rome, Bassam Rady, announced that the Food and Agriculture Organizati [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: Ethio-China Agricultural Alliance Strengthens Modernizing Farming, Empowers Farmers - Chinese Expert
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- A significant agricultural collaboration between China and Ethiopia is rapidly modernizing Ethiopia's farming industry and fostering mutual prosperity, accordi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: Seqota Declaration Registers Tangible Results in Food, Nutrition and Community-Based Health Insurance Service - DPM Temesgen
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Tangible results have been achieved through Seqota Declaration in food, nutrition and community-based Health Insurance service delivery, Deputy Prime Minister [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jul-2025
Namibia: Namibia Tightens Measures On Foot-and-Mouth Disease
[Namibian] The Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) is tightening biosecurity measures at border posts after an increase in foot-and-mouth disease cases in some of Namibia's ne [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Kaduna Farmers Lament As Govt Stalls Multi-Billion Dairy Project
[Premium Times] On 17 January 2020, the then-governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, inaugurated the Damau household milk project in Damau, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jul-2025