Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Pernod Ricard expands non-alcoholic portfolio with Ramazzotti Aperitivo Arancia 0.0% launch
FRANCE – French spirits giant Pernod Ricard is strengthening its presence in the n [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
PepsiCo in talks to acquire healthier soda brand Poppi
USA – PepsiCo is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire Poppi, a fast-growin [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Kenyan tea industry urges government to engage Sudan over import ban
KENYA – Kenyan tea stakeholders have called on the government to initiate discus [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
US meat plants to lose China export access as trade dispute escalates
USA – Hundreds of US meat processing facilities that gained access to China under a [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Chocolove introduces new nut flavours expanding its portfolio
USA – Colorado-based Chocolove has unveiled three new nutty flavours that balance in [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Mondelez International introduces its first ever glow ups candies
USA – SOUR PATCH KIDS, a Mondelez International, Inc. brand that produces candy, has [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
African Union to set up a Continental Food Safety Agency
AFRICA – The African Union (AU) took up the statute to establish the Africa Food [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
bioMérieux finalises full acquisition of Neoprospecta
FRANCE – bioMérieux, a French in vitro diagnostics company, finalised the 100% a [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Malawi bans imports to save forex, empower local producers
In a bold move to protect Malawi’s fragile foreign exchange reserves and spur domestic production, the Ministry of Trade and Industry has officially banned the importation of sev [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Illegal gold mining threatens cocoa production in Ghana
Illegal gold mining is posing a severe threat to the sustainability of cocoa production in Ghana, with many farmers and experts calling for the government to provide greater protec [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Agtech aims to supercharge agriculture finance
The history of financing for African agriculture has gone through a series of false dawns. State-led credit in the years after independence gave way to market reforms and microfina [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Brazilian market open to Egyptian strawberry seedlings
The Agricultural Defense Secretariat, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil, published an ordinance on 13th March 2025, in the Official Gazette establishing the [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Africa: Her Excellency Lerato Dorothy Mataboge Takes Oath As African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy
[African Union] Her Excellency Lerato Dorothy Mataboge has officially taken the oath of office as the new African Union (AU) Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy. In her new [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Nigeria: Nigeria Can Become a World Leader in Clean and Climate Resilient Industries
[Daily Trust] Bold climate plans can drive Nigeria's economic take-off, improving living standards, and delivering massive benefits for people, businesses, and the economy. [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Kenya: Ruto Confers Adesina Top State Commendation for Infrastructure Support
[Capital FM] President William Ruto has conferred the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart award upon African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina in recognition of [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Ghana: Japan Provides $13.4m Grant for Tamale Power Project
[Ghanaian Times] The Japanese government has extended a grant of $13.4 million to Ghana to finance the project for the Stabilisation of Power Supply in Tamale City. [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Uganda: Teso Clan Leaders Trained On Modern Agricultural Practices
[Nile Post] As farmers in Eastern Teso prepare for the upcoming planting season following a prolonged dry spell, clan leaders in Ngora District have completed a two-day training on [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Liberia: Suspended Nafaa Director General Emma Glassco Bids Farewell, Highlights Achievements and Calls for Continuity
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Emma Metieh Glassco, the suspended Director General of the National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), has bid an emotional farewell t [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Kenya: Macadamia Nut Farmers Urged to Reject Payments Below Sh100
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Macadamia farmers have been urged to reject any payments below the government-mandated minimum price of Sh 100 per kilogram, as stipulated by The Ministry o [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
UK’s Food Standards Agency to run a regulatory sandbox for cultivated meat
UK – The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has introduced a regulatory sandbox to s [...]
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Date: 13-Mar-2025
South Africa’s poultry industry faces uncertainty over AI vaccination delays
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s poultry industry is raising concerns over the lack o [...]
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Date: 13-Mar-2025
HKFoods to shut down Paimio slaughterhouse in cost-cutting measure
FINLAND – HKFoods, a meat products company, has announced that it will shut down [...]
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Date: 13-Mar-2025
Indian poultry farmers push for corn import duty exemption amid rising production costs
INDIA – Poultry farmers in Tamil Nadu, India, are urging the central government t [...]
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Date: 13-Mar-2025
SLMG Beverages to invest US$919.6M in expanding Coca-Cola bottling operations
INDIA – SLMG Beverages, a subsidiary of Ladhani Group and the largest independent [...]
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Date: 13-Mar-2025
ROR Coffee Solutions secures US$8.2M investment for Middle East, Europe expansion
UAE – Dubai-based specialty coffee roaster Rate of Rise Coffee Solutions (ROR) ha [...]
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Date: 13-Mar-2025