Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Mother Dairy to introduce over 30 new products to satisfy skyrocketing demand
INDIA—Mother Dairy, an Indian dairy and fruits’ processing company, is gearing up t [...]
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Date: 25-Mar-2024
Grupo Lala appoints Francisco Camacho Beltran as its new CEO
MEXICO— Groupo Lala, a Mexican dairy company, has appointed Francisco Camacho Beltran [...]
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Date: 25-Mar-2024
Pick n Pay expands recycling initiative with installation of reverse vending machines
SOUTH AFRICA—Pick n Pay, a South African grocery retailer, is installing 10 Reverse V [...]
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Date: 25-Mar-2024
Ecofish initiative set to conclude after 5 years of boosting blue economy growth in East Africa
EAST AFRICA—Ecofish, a 28-million-euro (US$ 30 million) project aimed at enhancing th [...]
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Date: 25-Mar-2024
Liberia: Nafaa Boss Requests 'Executive to Setup Independent Committee'
[New Dawn] -The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, NaFAA has asked members of the House's Committee on Marine Time, Agriculture, Forestry and Fis [...]
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Date: 28-Feb-2024
Kenya: Kenyan Communities Embrace Alternative Crops to Ease Human-Wildlife Conflict
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Kenyan communities near Tsavo National Park are seeing a rise in human-wildlife conflict, impacting their lives and income. Communities near the park compla [...]
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Date: 28-Feb-2024
Sudan: Emergency Food Aid From Ukraine Arrives in War-Torn Sudan
[WFP] Port Sudan/Nairobi -- A shipment of wheat donated by Ukraine to the United Nations World Food Programme's (WFP) Sudan operation has arrived in Port Sudan and is being loaded [...]
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Date: 28-Feb-2024
Tiger Brands unveils new managing directors for streamlined business units
SOUTH AFRICA – Tiger Brands, a prominent player in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Noble Foods invests in new facility to expands its product range
UK – Noble Foods, a prominent UK food producer, is set to broaden its product range with [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Atlas Copco appoints Philippe Ernens as President Compressor Technique business area
SWEDEN – Swedish multinational industrial company Atlas Copco Group has announced the [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Coca-Cola unveils limited edition zero sugar K-Wave flavor in celebration of K-Pop
ASIA – Coca-Cola has introduced a limited edition zero sugar version inspired by the Kor [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
South African Canegrowers oppose sugar tax increase, urge National Treasury for economic support
SOUTH AFRICA – SA Canegrowers is urging the National Treasury to prioritize measures tha [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Diageo appoints Julie Brown as non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair
UK – Diageo, the renowned maker of Johnie Walker and Don Julio, has announced the appoi [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Nestlé reports 7.2% organic growth for FY 2023 despite 5% decline in sales
SWITZERLAND – Nestlé, the global food and beverage giant, has reported an impressive 7. [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Zimbabwe: Buhera Central On Track to Tackle Food Security
[The Herald] The Buhera community has partnered the Great Zimbabwe University in the production and value addition of traditional grains as part of efforts to mitigate the effects [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Zimbabwe: Nigerians Fast Over Steep Food Prices
[The Herald] Abuja. -- Several Nigerians in the northeastern state of Borno are refraining from food after their governor called for "divine intervention" over the country's grave [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
South Africa: Increase Tax On Sugary Drinks to Fund an Increase in Social Grants, Say Activists
[GroundUp] Higher sugar tax would also save on health care [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Angola: Angola - Soyo Entrepreneurs Switching From Oil to Sustainable Agriculture
[Africa Renewal] Empretec training programme by UNCTAD is equipping them with the knowledge to explore new sustainable business opportunities. [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Nigeria: FG Uncovers 32 Routes of Smuggling Food Out of Nigeria
[Daily Trust] Elumelu proposes private sector partnerships [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Nigeria: Hardship... Presidency Blames Economic Saboteurs for Food Crisis
[Leadership] Presidency has accused unscrupulous Nigerians of working to undermine President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to revamp the Nigerian economy. [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Angola: Lightning Discharge Kills 12 Cattle in Huambo Province
[ANGOP] Huambo -- At least 12 head of cattle died on Tuesday in the Londuimbali municipality of central Huambo province, after being hit by a lightning discharge. [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Kenya: Inside Kenya's Seed Control Battle - Why Smallholder Farmers Want to Share Indigenous Seeds
[IPS] Nairobi -- A group of 15 smallholder farmers in Kenya petitioned the country's High Court, seeking to compel the government to review sections of a law that bans the sharing [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Kenya: Coastal Indigenous and Minority Women Driving Kenya's Blue Forest Conservation Efforts
[IPS] Fish vanished from the sea near Tsunza, a village on Kenya's coast, after several oil spills between 2003 and 2006. The impact of this and the vanishing mangroves badly affec [...]
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Date: 22-Feb-2024
Kenya: Pamoja Raises Sh1.2bn to Promote Sustainable Macadamia Nut Production
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Pamoja, a sustainable macadamia nut producer in East Africa, has received an investment of Sh1.2 billion from French asset management company Mirova to acce [...]
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Date: 21-Feb-2024
Kenya: Army Officers Intecept Uncustomed Sugar in Garissa, No Arrests Made
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police in Dadaab have launched a probe following the recovery of uncustomed goods by officers of the Kenya Army attached to Garissa's Modika Barracks. [...]
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Date: 21-Feb-2024