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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria Federal High Court halts excise duty collection on sweetened beverages
NIGERIA – The Nigeria Federal High Court has ruled t [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Kenyan government temporarily halts new aquaculture licensing rules
KENYA – The Kenyan government has put on hold new aq [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
BII invests USD15M to boost cashew processing in Côte d’Ivoire
COTE D’IVOIRE – British International Investment ( [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
ECOM secures US$230M from IFC for its activities in West Africa
Côte d’Ivoire/Ghana – Agricultural commodities tr [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Walmart invests US$4.5B to drive expansion across Canada
CANADA—Walmart has announced a CAD 6.5 billion (US$4 [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Indian Beverage Association appoints Dr Dharmendra Singh Gangwar as Secretary General
INDIA – The Indian Beverage Association (IBA), the a [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
EABL reports 19.6% profit growth to US$62.7M in half-year results
KENYA – East African Breweries Limited (EABL) posted a 19.6 percent increase in n [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Diageo invests US$415M in new manufacturing facility in the US
USA – Diageo has announced a US$415 million investment to establish a new manufac [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Diageo reports 0.6% decline in half-year sales, scraps annual sales forecast
UK – Beverage giant Diageo has reported a 0.6 percent decline in reported net sal [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Malawi: Over 580 Farmers Receive NEEF Fertiliser Loans in Chitipa and Karonga
[Nyasa Times] The National Economic Empowerment Fund (Neef) has distributed fertiliser to farmers in Chitipa and Karonga districts as part of efforts to enhance food security and p [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Kenya: DP Kindiki Says Govt On Course to Eradicate Banditry and Cattle Rustling
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has reaffirmed the government's commitment to stamping out banditry and livestock rustling that has long plagued the Northe [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Nigeria: Poverty, Food Insecurity, Inadequate Health Care and High Cost of Living
[Agenzia Fides] Abuja -- In addition to the serious waves of violence that are affecting the Nigerian population, including kidnappings, clashes, terrorist attacks and brutal murde [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Nigeria: Naccima's Oye Emerges Opsn Chair, Pledges to Address Pressing Issues
[This Day] Abuja -- The National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dele Oye, has been elected Chairman of t [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
South Africa: Polokwane Stock Theft Unit Recovered 06 Suspected Stolen Cattle
[SAPS] - The police in Polokwane, Stock Theft Unit have launched an investigation, following intelligence information which led to the recovery of suspected stolen 06 cattle, at an [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Africa: 10th African Day of School Feeding - Celebrating the Past, Securing a Just Future
[African Union] The 10th African Day of School Feeding (ADSF), themed "A Decade of Nourishment: Celebrating the Past, Securing a Just Future," will convene from February 28th to Ma [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Zimbabwe: 32 Chivero Farm Residents in Court Following Clash Over Ownership of Land
[New Zimbabwe] A total of 32 Warwick Shire farm residents were on Monday dragged to court charged with public violence after they protested against the subdivision of the farm to c [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Uganda: MPs Question Shs23bn Fisheries Restocking Plan Amid Export Decline
[Nile Post] Members of Parliament have raised concerns over the Ministry of Agriculture's proposal to allocate Shs23 billion for restocking water bodies and establishing fish produ [...]
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Date: 04-Feb-2025
Asahi Beverages announces executive reshuffle, appoints new Chief Commercial Officer
AUSTRALIA – Asahi Beverages, a leading beverage company in Oceania, has unveiled [...]
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Date: 03-Feb-2025
Carlsberg Britvic launches new Pepsi Zero Sugar flavors targeting Gen Z
UK – Carlsberg Britvic, the UK’s largest multi-beverage supplier, has introduce [...]
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Date: 03-Feb-2025
MyriaMeat achieves milestone in developing cultivated pork
GERMANY – Munich-based cultivated meat company MyriaMeat has announced that it ha [...]
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Date: 03-Feb-2025
Foster Farms to halt fresh turkey processing at Turlock site
USA – Foster Farms, a prominent poultry producer based in California’s Central [...]
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Date: 03-Feb-2025
France to overturn restrictions on plant-based food labels after EU ruling
FRANCE – The French Council of State has overturned two government decrees that b [...]
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Date: 03-Feb-2025
FlavorSum expands solutions portfolio with modulating flavour systems
USA – FlavorSum, a US-based flavour manufacturer, is introducing a new range of f [...]
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Date: 03-Feb-2025
Brazilian beef expands into Japan as export market grows
BRAZIL – Brazilian beef is set to enter the Japanese market in the coming months, [...]
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Date: 03-Feb-2025
ADM appoints Carrie Nichol as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
USA—The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) has appointed Cargill executive Carr [...]
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Date: 03-Feb-2025