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Luckin Coffee eyes US market with entry through cities with large numbers of Chinese students
USA – Chinese coffee giant Luckin Coffee is keen to expand into the US market as early a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Revo Foods, Paleo partner to develop plant-based Salmon
EUROPE – European food-tech start-ups Revo Foods from Austria and Paleo from Belgium hav [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Olam Group receives Saudi buyout offer for Olam Agri
SINGAPORE – Singapore-based agri-food giant Olam Group has received a takeover proposal [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
BASF partners with Exterra Carbon Solutions to launch carbon capture project in Quebec
CANADA – BASF, an ingredients and chemicals company, has announced a collaboration with [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Zimbabwe: Construction of Mbare Market Temporary Structure Begins
[The Herald] Construction of the temporary traders' market at Mbare Musika in Harare by Masimba Holdings has started. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
West Africa: Nigeria Hopes for 6 Additional FIFA-Approved Stadia
[Daily Trust] The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's vision is for Nigeria to have at least six fully fun [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Nigeria: FG Approves Redesign of Sections of Abuja-Kaduna Dual Carriageway
[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu has approved that the remaining 127 kilometres of the rehabilitation of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano dual carriageway be redesigned using C [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Tinubu to Bayelsa People - Infrastructure Development Will Spur Economic Prosperity
[This Day] President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, declared that infrastructure development would encourage economic advancement across the nation. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Why Telecoms' Infrastructure Must Be Protected - NCC, Nji
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and National Judicial Institute, NJI, yesterday, urged the judiciary to strengthen legal support for Nigeria's telecommunica [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Afrexim Bank Commits N33bn for Cashew Processing in Nigeria
[Daily Trust] The African Export-Import Bank says it is currently providing a N33 billion financing for the establishment of a cashew processing facility in Nigeria as part of effo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Liberia: 'Hunger Is Killing Us' - Physically Challenged Cry for Employment
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- People with Disabilities (PWDs) make up 16 percent of Liberia's population, according to Unicef. However, challenges continue to abound for them [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Kenya: High Court Dismisses Petition Contesting Lifting of GMO Ban
[Capital FM] The High Court has dismissed petitions challenging the lifting of the ban on genetically modified (GMO) foods in Kenya. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
Malawi: 14,000 of 19,200 Metric Tonnes of Maize From Ukraine Arrives and Being Distributed to Vulnerable Communities
[Nyasa Times] Bought from Ukraine with funding from France, Korea, Sweden and The Netherlands -- under the 'Grain from Ukraine' initiative -- the World Food Programme (WFP) has rec [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2024
South Africa: Gauteng Urges Landlords to Monitor Spaza Shops - South African News Briefs - November 7, 2024
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Date: 07-Nov-2024
Liberia: Raji Fulfills Promise to Nimba County
[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta -- The President of the Liberia Football Association (LFA), Mr. Mustapha Ishola Raji has fulfilled a commitment to Nimba County by breaking ground for the r [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Nov-2024
Nigeria: FG Terminates Julius Berger's N740bn Road Contract
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Federal Ministry of Works has terminated section 1 (Abuja-Kaduna) of the contract for the rehabilitation of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano dual carriageway ear [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Yuletide - FG Begins Repairs of Federal Roads Nationwide
[Vanguard] Kano -- Ahead of the Yuletide season, the Federal Government, through the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, yesterday, said it has begun repairs of Federal roads [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Nov-2024
Ghana: Prof. Opoku-Agyemang Supports C/R Farmers With 1,000 Bags of Fertilizer
[Ghanaian Times] Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has donated 1,000 bags of fertilizers to farmers across the Central Region to help boost their farming operations in order to incre [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Nov-2024
Zimbabwe: Govt Pushes for Sustainable Financing Models for Farming Sector
[The Herald] Government is committed to fostering an enabling environment where private investment can flourish through creating policies that support agricultural financing, estab [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Nov-2024
Gambia: U.S.$1.3m Regional Soil Fertility Mapping Project Launched
[The Point] The Gambia government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Security, has launched a staggering US$1.34 million Soil Fertility Mapping Project with s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Nov-2024
Africa: Food Security in Africa - Managing Water Will Be Vital in a Rapidly Growing Region
[The Conversation Africa] Sub-Saharan Africa's population is growing at 2.7% per year and is expected to reach two billion by the year 2050. The region's urban population is growin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Nov-2024
Africa: Amdie Director General Sees in Morocco an Infrastructure Leader in Africa
[MAP] Paris -- Morocco stands today as a leader in terms of infrastructure quality in Africa, Director General of the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) [...]
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Date: 06-Nov-2024
Nigeria: Nigeria to Experience Significant Food Price Increases in 2025 - Report
[This Day] The African Exchange (AFEX) has projected that Nigeria would experience historical rise in food prices in 2025 due to reduced domestic production levels, export of food [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Nov-2024
Africa: Stopping Mpox - Wild Meat Markets Are a Root Cause and Must Be Made Safer
[The Conversation Africa] In many countries around the world, wild animals are sometimes killed for food, including monkeys, rats and squirrels. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Nov-2024
Africa: Voices From the Margins - Small-Scale Fishers Demand Rights, Recognition At COP16
[IPS] Cali, Columbia & Delhi -- Small-scale fishers play a fundamental role in feeding people--they use sustainable methods of catching and processing fish products and are [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Nov-2024