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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Africa: Why Antimicrobial Resistance is a Ticking Time Bomb
[allAfrica] Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is often described as a "silent" or "hidden" threat, but its consequences are anything but quiet. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Nov-2025
Africa: All of Africa Today - November 19, 2025
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Region: N/A
Date: 19-Nov-2025
Ghana: Fisheries and Food Ministry Encourages Schools to Establish Farm Initiatives
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Mr Eric Opoku, has urged schools across Ghana to introduce the concept of school farms. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Nov-2025
Gabon launches training program to develop local poultry industry
GABON – Gabon has introduced a large-scale training initiative aimed at 40,000 workers in the poultry sector as part of efforts to expand domestic production and reduce r [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
BioMar reports strong Q3 2025 growth but narrows full-year guidance
NORWAY – BioMar posted a record third quarter in 2025, achieving its highest quarterly EBITDA to date as demand surged in key markets. The company reported a 9% increa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
JBS warns US cattle shortage will persist through 2026
USA – JBS executives said that the company’s U.S. beef margins are expected to tighten in the fourth quarter due to an ongoing shortage of cattle. The meatpacker re [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Farmer’s Choice launches nationwide cookout series to engage shoppers, farmers
KENYA – Farmer’s Choice Limited, one of East Africa’s largest producers of fresh and processed meat, has introduced the “Moments Made to Last” Cookout Series to c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Ethiopia’s National Alcohol and Liquor Factory secures 80-year Sheger City lease to drive expansion
ETHIOPIA – The National Alcohol and Liquor Factory (NALF), a major state-owned pl [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Britannia Industries appoints Rakshit Hargave as new CEO
INDIA – Britannia Industries Ltd has appointed Rakshit Hargave as its new chief [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
CSM Ingredients launches Nuaré carob-based cocoa alternative
UK – CSM Ingredients has introduced Nuaré, a new carob-based portfolio of coco [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Nestlé faces scrutiny as report finds added sugar in majority of Cerelac baby cereals across Africa
AFRICA – Nestlé is facing renewed scrutiny following allegations that most of it [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Kenya court suspends DSS coffee payment system over public participation gaps
KENYA – The Kerugoya High Court has halted the government’s plan to implemen [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Marico misses quarterly profit forecast as rising raw material costs pressure margins
INDIA – Indian consumer goods manufacturer Marico has reported second-quarter ear [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Corteva Agriscience Kenya empowers farmers with the launch of Verpixo® 100 SC
Corteva Agriscience Kenya is proud to announce the registration of Verpixo® 100 SC, a breakthrough fungicide powered by Adavelt™ and designed for use on roses, one of Kenya’s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
South Africa: New G20 Report On Sustainable Industrial Policy Launch
[SAnews.gov.za] The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Zuko Godlimpi will on Thursday preside over the launch of a new high-level G20 Report titled: G20 Principles [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Uganda: Bugweri's Busesa Health Centre Iv to Be Upgraded to District Hospital, Museveni Announces
[Nile Post] NRM presidential candidate President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to upgrade Busesa Health Centre IV into a fully fledged district hospital, saying the move will [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Botswana: Council and Bhc Hand Bonno House
[Botswana Daily News] Francistown -- Bonno Housing Programme is on track in realising its mandate of providing affordable and dignified housing to citizens. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Uganda: Museveni Pledges More Investments in Wealth, Infrastructure As He Hails NRM Gains in Namutumba
[Nile Post] President Museveni has reiterated the NRM government's commitment to peace, infrastructure development and household wealth creation. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Burkina Faso: Agricultural Offensive - How Burkina Faso Is Moving Towards Self-Sufficiency in Food Production
[People's Dispatch] The government of Ibrahim Traoré seeks to reduce dependence on imports in a country where 80% of the population are farmers. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Uganda: Sugarcane Farmers Revive National Association to Strengthen Unity and Bargaining Power
[Nile Post] Sugarcane farmers across Uganda have resolved to revive the Uganda National Sugarcane Growers Association (UNASGO), nearly two decades after funding constraints left th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Uganda: Premium Ugandan Coffee Showcased At Hamburg Cupping Event
[Nile Post] The Ugandan Embassy in Berlin, in partnership with Ugandan coffee producers Sera Wild Coffee and Mimea Coffee, has hosted a highly focused coffee cupping event in Hambu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Nigeria: Alcohol Misuse - Nigeria Must Adopt National Alcohol Policy Now - Experts
[Vanguard] Following the misuse of alcohol among youths, stakeholders are calling for the urgent adoption of a national alcohol policy to protect Nigerian youth, safeguard public h [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Namibia: Jobs Vs Fish - 634 Retrenched As Namibian Fishing Body Blasts Sanctuary 'Threat'
[Namibian] The Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations (CNFA) has warned that protecting jobs in the fishing sector should not jeopardise the country's marine resources. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Africa: WFP to Prioritize Feeding 110 Million of the Hungriest in 2026 As Global Hunger Deepens Amidst Uncertain Funding
[WFP] Rome, Italy -- Agency to double-down on scaling innovation, technology, and private sector collaboration to drive greater impact, and efficiencies [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025
Kenya: KDC Injects Sh500mn Into Githunguri Dairy Cooperative to Boost Msme Financing
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) has injected Sh500 million into Githunguri Dairy Cooperative Society (GDC) to expand financing for micro, small, and med [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2025