Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Rwanda: Rwanda Turns to Machine Learning and Satellites to Boost Precision Agriculture
[New Times] The government is embracing advanced technologies like machine learning and satellite imagery to transform the agriculture sector, with a strong focus on engaging youth [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Oct-2025
Nigeria: Enugu Govt Insures 9,000 Farmers, Partners Presidency On Food Security
[Vanguard] To guarantee food security in the state, Enugu State government has expressed readiness to partner with the Harvesting Hope Caravan, HHC, a flagship programme under the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Oct-2025
Nigeria: Nigeria Achieves Breakthrough in Wet-Season Wheat Cultivation
[Leadership] Nigeria has recorded a major agricultural breakthrough in the cultivation of wet-season (rainfed) wheat variety. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Oct-2025
Malaysia’s QL Foods rolls out SuperQ chicken range to expand into value-added poultry
MALAYSIA – QL Foods Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian producer known for its surimi and fish-based products, is introducing a new processed chicken range under the brand name SuperQ. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
India finds new seafood buyers in Asia after US tariffs
INDIA – India is redirecting its seafood exports toward Asian markets after the United States imposed steep tariffs that disrupted a sector once heavily dependent on Amer [...]
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Date: 07-Oct-2025
TruffleHunter expands into new Asian markets with support from UK export finance
UK – TruffleHunter, a gourmet food company based in South Cerney, Gloucestershire, has successfully expanded into new Asian markets with the help of UK Export Finance’s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
AWL Agri targets over 10% revenue growth in FY26, fueled by rising food demand
INDIA – AWL Agri Business Ltd, a leading player in the edible oils and food products sector, is projecting over 10% revenue growth for the fiscal year 2025-26, driven by [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Foreverland opens first plant in Italy to scale cocoa-free chocolate production
ITALY – Italian food ingredients startup Foreverland has opened its first production facility in Puglia, Southern Italy, to produce its flagship cocoa-free chocolate alte [...]
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Date: 07-Oct-2025
Asahi Group resumes partial operations in Japan following cyberattack disruption
JAPAN – Asahi Group Holdings has announced that eight of its domestic beverage fa [...]
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Date: 07-Oct-2025
HRNS launches climate-smart coffee programme to boost productivity, farmer resilience in Tanzania
TANZANIA – Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS), an independent foundation dedicated [...]
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Date: 07-Oct-2025
Puranique Spirits enters Indian market with launch of Vodka and VSOP Cognac portfolio
INDIA – Puranique Spirits has officially announced its entry into the Indian mark [...]
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Date: 07-Oct-2025
Sucro completes share swap with Amerikoa and MB Companies
USA – Sucro Limited, an integrated sugar refiner serving North American markets, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Lipton Teas and Infusions divests Turkish tea factories to Öz-Gür Çay
TURKEY – Lipton Teas and Infusions, one of the world’s largest tea producers, h [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Global climate-livestock conference comes to Africa for the first time
For the first time, the International Greenhouse Gas & Animal Agriculture Conference (GGAA) is being held in Africa, a continent that is home to one-third of the world’s live [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Nigeria: From Ruins to Hope - How Host Community Trust Is Rewriting the Story of Nigeria's Oil Communities
[This Day] From dilapidated schools and "death trap" hospitals to modern classrooms, health centres, and job-creating enterprises, oil-bearing communities in Rivers State are witne [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Ethiopia: From Vision to Victory: Honoring the Spirit That Built GERD
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- When Ethiopia's late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi unveiled the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in April 2011, he announced more than an engine [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Tanzania: CCM Promises Major Road Upgrades in Busanda
[Daily News] Geita -- CCM has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the road network in Busanda Constituency, aiming to enhance public and private transport, boost business opport [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Liberia: Deplorable Roads Cripple Trade and Endanger Lives in Garyea Clan, Bong County
[Liberian Investigator] GARYEA CLAN -- Impassable roads in Garyea Clan, Bong County's District 5, are crippling local trade and deepening hardship for hundreds of residents who rel [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Liberia: LERC, Afur Build Capacity of Mini-Grid Operators On Tariff Tool and Methodology
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) on Monday 6 October 2025 commenced a four-day capacity-building workshop on the Mini-Grid T [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Angola: Huambo Produces Over 900k Tons of Grains
[ANGOP] Huambo -- A total of 970k tons of grains (corn, rice, wheat, and maize) were produced in the central province of Huambo in 2024, with the involvement of 200,000 family farm [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Angola: Benguela Fruit Producers With Eyes On Spanish Market
[ANGOP] Benguela -- Fruit producers in the province of Benguela are focused on identifying opportunities to access the European market, with Spain being a destination in the sights [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Liberia: Avti Kakata Holds First Graduation
[Liberian Observer] - The Alsandra Vocational and Technical Institute (AVTI), Branch #2, on Saturday held its First Circle Graduation Convocation at the Calvary Baptist Church in K [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Uganda: Stromme Foundation Launches School Feeding Program in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement
[Nile Post] The Stromme Foundation Uganda has launched a new school feeding program aimed at improving the welfare, nutrition, and learning conditions of children in Early Childhoo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Tunisia: President of Republic Orders Proper Preparation for Olive Harvest Season
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met, Monday at Carthage Palace, with Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries, Ezzeddine Ben Cheikh, to discuss [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Zimbabwe: Tobacco Farmers Earn Record U.S.$1 Billion
[The Herald] Rhyne Chikuni -- Zimbabwe's tobacco industry is celebrating a historic milestone, a record-breaking 354 881 661kg of tobacco produced this year, shattering all previou [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025