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Sudan: We Need More Help to Prevent Famine, Says WFP
[UN News] The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan's communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to s [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Sudan: WFP Expands Footprint in Khartoum As Families Starts to Return to Devastated Capital
[WFP] Geneva -- This is a summary of what was said by Laurent Bukera, WFP Sudan Representative and Country Director (speaking from Port Sudan via Zoom) - to whom quoted text may be [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Africa: Understanding Famine - What It Is, How You Can Act
[WFP] Learn more about this rare and deadliest form of hunger, which is spreading in Sudan and threatens Gaza and elsewhere - and how WFP is fighting it [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Malawi: Hunger Crisis in Malawi - 6.8 Million Struggle As Poverty Deepens
[Nyasa Times] A sobering new report from the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) has revealed that at least 6.8 million Malawians--over one-third of the population--are unable [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Rwanda: New Hope for Rwandan Farmers As Drone Delivery of Cow Semen Begins
[New Times] Agnes Mukangiruwonsanga's cow could not conceive for the last two artificial inseminations it received recently. This, she said, frustrates her as a cattle farmer as it [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Amid AfDB Exit, Adesina Appointed Advisor to World Food Prize Foundation
[Vanguard] The World Food Prize Foundation has announced the appointment of the outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina to its Council of Adv [...]
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Date: 11-Jun-2025
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Cameroon strengthens cocoa and coffee exports with new regulatory monitoring, sanitary surveillance platform
CAMEROON – Cameroon has launched a regulatory monitoring and sanitary surveillance p [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Red Bull launches Lilac Edition energy drink for spring in U.S. market
USA – Red Bull has unveiled its first-ever U.S. Spring Edition energy drink, the Lil [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
InvestBev invests in Lucky Energy Drinks amid shift toward functional beverages
USA – Private equity firm InvestBev has made a six-figure investment in Lucky Energy [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Remy Cointreau scraps 2030 sales targets amid U.S. tariffs, global market headwinds
FRANCE – Remy Cointreau has abandoned its 2030 sales growth ambitions, citing sustai [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Africa’s top cold chain conference to focus on smart-tech and resilience in Durban
SOUTH AFRICA – The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) Africa Cold Chain Conferenc [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
China’s pig industry looks to shift towards fewer, larger producers
CHINA – China’s pig farming industry is undergoing a significant transformation [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Global cattle markets continue climbing despite trade uncertainty
WORLD – Cattle prices across major global markets are rising steadily in the firs [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
NIRSAL to launch feedlot training as Nigeria prepares for US$2.5B meat investment
NIGERIA – NIRSAL Plc, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Dev [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
East African nations work on joint fishing licence for Lake Victoria
EAST AFRICA – Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania are pushing forward with plans to imple [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Gov Ododo Flags Off Construction of Idah Township Road
[Leadership] Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, yesterday flagged off the construction of 7.2 Idah township roads, in Idah local government area of the state. [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Aiyedatiwa Flags Off Dualisation of Akungba-Ikare Road
[Leadership] The governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the dualisation of the Akungba-Ikare Road in Akoko, describing the project as a monumental stride to [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Minister Inaugurates NEDC Mega School in Yobe
[Leadership] The minister of state for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba Ahmadu Maigari, has inaugurated a mega school built by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Potis [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Uganda: Chinese Factories in Mbale Industrial Park Rise to Champion Environmental Protection
[Nile Post] In 2022, disastrous floods hit Sino Uganda Industrial Park in Mbale leaving a trail of destruction. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Jun-2025
South Africa: Gauteng Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak At World's Largest Feedlot Is a Red Meat Flag
[Daily Maverick] The bottom line is that if FMD can occur at this operation, no South African cattle farm or feedlot is safe. But there is no need to rush out to stock up your free [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: We No Longer Go to Farm, Okonjo-Iweala's Kinsmen Lament
[Leadership] Over 100 youths in Ogwashi Uku Kingdom, Aniocha South local government area of Delta State have protested against the activities of land grabbers from neighbouring com [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Livestock - Nirsal Prepares Actors to Tap Into $2.5bn FDI
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has commenced the training of livestock value chain actors on how to benefit f [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs 3.2m Metric Tonnes of Fish Annually - FAO
[Vanguard] Abeokuta -- THE Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, has said that Nigeria needs 3.2 million metric tonnes of fish annually to meet local demand. [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Killer Herders' Creating Community of Widows, Benue Women Cry Out
[Vanguard] ...Decry perceived govt silence [...]
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Date: 05-Jun-2025