Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Zimbabwe: Govt Targets 100pc Pfumvudza Adoption
[The Herald] Victoria Falls -- Zimbabwe is accelerating the implementation of climate-resilient agricultural practices with the Government targeting 100 percent adoption of the Pfu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Mono-Floral Honey Quality - Standards That Turn Hives Into Premium Brands
[Addis Standard] Ethiopia is at a pivotal moment: a sweet opportunity lies not only in the abundance of bees and flowers, but in how we standardize quality. According to research b [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
West Africa: Gambia Seeks Month Extension for Seasonal Workers in Spain
[The Point] The government of The Gambia has formally requested a one-month extension from Spanish authorities for 33 Gambian seasonal workers currently in Spain under a three-mont [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2025
Tyson Foods to pay US$85M to settle pork price-fixing case
USA – Tyson Foods Inc has agreed to pay US$85 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the company and its competitors of conspiring to raise pork prices in the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Brazil’s Tace Trading invest in beef processing complex in Cameroon
CAMEROON – Work is underway on a new agro-industrial beef processing complex in Cameroon’s Douala-Edéa inter-municipal area, a project backed by Brazil’s Tace Tradin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
AgDevCo extends US$10M loan to Zambia’s Hybrid for poultry plant construction
ZAMBIA – British investment company AgDevCo has approved a senior loan worth US$10 million to Hybrid, one of Zambia’s leading integrated poultry producers, to finance t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Burkina Faso halts import of broiler chicks to support local production
BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso has suspended the importation of broiler chicks in a new move aimed at promoting self-sufficiency and strengthening the country’s poultry in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Kerry unveils Smart Taste™ to redefine flavor innovation, industry resilience
IRELAND – Kerry, a global leader in taste and nutrition, has launched Smart Taste™, a proprietary range of taste solutions designed to help food and beverage manufactur [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Mahou San Miguel expands beyond beer with launch of new coffee brand Café 170
SPAIN – Spanish brewing giant Mahou San Miguel has announced the launch of its fi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Guinness Ghana Breweries reports nearly tenfold profit surge for fiscal year 2025
GHANA – Guinness Ghana Breweries, a subsidiary of the French brewing group Castel [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Kenya’s tea output falls 11.5% in first seven months of 2025 as dry weather impacts yields
KENYA – Kenya’s tea production fell by 11.5% in the first seven months of 2025 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Coca-Cola expands Powerade brand with launch of Power Water functional range
USA – The Coca-Cola Company is expanding its Powerade portfolio beyond traditiona [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Vietnam’s coffee export revenue surges 61% to US$7B in first nine months of 2025
VIETNAM – Vietnam has recorded a 61% increase in coffee export revenue to US$7 bi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Angola: President João Lourenço Announces Opening of New Football Stadiums
[ANGOP] Caxito -- Angolan President João Lourenço on Saturday announced the opening of two new stadiums in the provinces of Uíge and Huambo, in coming months. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Zimbabwe: Emsizini Secondary School Celebrates Academic Excellence Amid Plans for Infrastructure Development
[The Herald] EmsiziniI Secondary School in Kensington on Friday held its annual school speech and prize- giving ceremony to honour the institution's top achievers, while announcing [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Uganda: Akii Bua Stadium to Usher in New Era of Growth , Opportunity in Lango, Northern Uganda
[Nile Post] A new chapter is unfolding in northern Uganda as Akii Bua Stadium, a 20,000-seater state-of-the-art facility under construction in Lira City, becomes the centerpiece of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Africa: Alake - Let's Make Minerals Fulcrum of Africa's Transformative Industrialization
[This Day] Abuja -- The Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), Dr. Dele Alake, has called for a new vision to transform [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Angola: Gambos Agricultural Cooperatives Repay Kwenda Funding
[ANGOP] Gambos -- Two cooperatives representing nearly 80 farmers in the municipality of Gambos, in the province of Huíla, on Friday repaid the funding they received from the prod [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Angola: Angola Plans Fishing Village Development Program
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan government has decided to implement a fishing village development program to improve infrastructure conditions and ensure the sustainability of artisa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Sudan: UN Warns of 'Catastrophic' Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan's Darfur
[UN News] The UN's top humanitarian official in Sudan has warned of an impending catastrophe in Darfur, with civilians facing relentless violence, sexual abuse and starvation. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Somalia: UN to Slash Critical Food Aid for Hundreds of Thousands of Vulnerable Somalis Amid Severe Funding Shortfall
[Radio Dalsan] MOGADISHU -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will cut life-saving food assistance to hundreds of thousands of Somalis next month [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Somalia: UN Cutting Down Food Assistance to Somalia Due to Funding Shortage
[Shabelle] The U.N. food agency announced on Friday that it is cutting food assistance for hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia, where millions are facing the devastating eff [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Zimbabwe: Maize Price Update Pushes Breakeven Yield to 3,25t/Ha
[The Herald] THE recent announcement of the new maize incentive price of US$380 per tonne has pushed the crop's breakeven yield to 3,25 tonnes per hectare, backed by high productiv [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Rwanda: How Fertilizer Use Boosts Rwanda's Crop Yields
[New Times] The government has reported significant progress in fertilizer use, a move that is boosting national crop yields. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025
Nigeria: Dangote, Ethiopia PM Flag Off $2.5bn Fertiliser Plant Project
[Daily Trust] President/Chief Executive, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has led the groundbreaking of a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant in Gode, Ethiopia. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2025