Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Ethiopia: Mieso-Dire Dawa Expressway to Transform Trade, Connectivity - Nation's 62.6 bln Birr toll road to ink eastern corridor
[Ethiopian Herald] Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has launched the construction of the 144-kilometer Mieso-Dire Dawa expressway, a major infrastructure project worth 62.6 b [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
East Africa: Uganda Secures Shs1tn Afrexim Bank Loan for Infrastructure Projects
[Nile Post] The government has signed a 10-year loan agreement worth EUR 270 million (about Shs 1.1 trillion) with the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank) to finance developm [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
Somalia: Somali President Inaugurates Development Projects in Galmudug
[Radio Dalsan] Dhusamareeb -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, alongside Galmudug regional leader Ahmed Abdi Kariye,(Qoorqoor) on Wednesday inaugurated the Nagaad Project C [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
Tunisia: President Urges Action to Tackle Delays in Key Infrastructure Projects
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, August 21 -- President Kais Saied, had a meeting, Wednesday, at Carthage Palace, with Minister of Equipment and Housing, Salah Zouari, during which he [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
Zimbabwe: From Zimbabwe to Japan - How Sesame Seeds Are Helping Farmers Grow a Profit
[WFP] Bumper harvests of the drought-resistant crop ring in food security - and export income - for smallholders with support from the Government of Japan and the World Food Progra [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
Liberia: Citizens Question Senator White Rice in Bong.
[New Dawn] Growing frustration is mounting among citizens of Bong County over Senator Johnny Kpehe's much-publicized "white rice project," which many residents say has yet to produ [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
Liberia: KAICT & Partners Sound Alarm Over Growing Hunger and Food Insecurity - At ACPA 22nd Anniversary
[New Dawn] [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Liberia: Comoros Delegation Seeks Fisheries Partnership With Liberia Through Nafaa
[Liberian Investigator] - A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed interest in forging a fisheries partnership with Liberia through the National [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
South Africa: Moves to Revitalise KZN's Beef Industry
[SAnews.gov.za] With KwaZulu-Natal moving to revitalise its beef industry, MEC for Finance Francois Rodgers has welcomed a recent high-level engagement with agricultural sector sta [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
Malawi: AGRA Eyes Soybeans and Groundnuts to Help Malawi Break Free From Tobacco Dependence
[Nyasa Times] Malawi could double its export revenues within the next decade by shifting from tobacco to high-potential crops such as soybeans, groundnuts, and horticulture, a seni [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
Liberia: Comoros Seeks Fisheries Cooperation With Liberia
[Liberian Observer] A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed strong interest in forging a joint fisheries cooperation with the Government of Libe [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
Liberia: Women Farmers' Group in Nimba Hails Govt Project
[Liberian Observer] The Kwakehseh Rural Women Cooperative in Nimba County, has hailed the Smallholder Transformation Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P) for assisting them [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
Tanzania: LRF Project Transforms Lives Across Tanzania Through Food Security and Gender Empowerment
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Livelihood and Right to Food (LRF) programme aims to contribute to the realisation of the right to food for women, men, young people and children [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
Cameroon: From Grain to Gain - a Story of Women's Empowerment and Food Security in Cameroon
[IFRC] In Kartoua, a remote village in Cameroon's Far North region, women are not just storing millet -- they are storing hope. Through a women-led cereal bank, they are turning vu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Aug-2025
South Africa: Inflation Climbs As Beef Costs Nearly 30 Percent More
[Scrolla] Beef prices have increased almost 29% in the past year, with stewing beef now costing R123.87 per kilogram compared to R94.80 a year ago. Water tariffs rose by 12.1% in J [...]
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Date: 21-Aug-2025
Diageo revises sustainability goals amid climate resilience push
UK – Alcoholic beverages giant Diageo has revised its sustainability targets as part [...]
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Date: 18-Aug-2025
VAST-Ghana urges stricter sugar-sweetened beverage regulations to protect youth health
GHANA – The Vision for Accelerated Sustainable Development (VAST-Ghana), a civil soc [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2025
Indian spirit makers protest excise policies favoring imported liquor over domestic brands
INDIA – Indian alcoholic beverage manufacturers have raised alarm over what they des [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2025
South Africa debates minimum unit pricing as alcohol harm sparks policy divide
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa is intensifying efforts to address the severe consequenc [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2025
Kenya’s small-scale tea factories earn US$6.8M at Mombasa auction
KENYA – Kenya’s small-scale tea factories recorded Kes 882.4 million (US$6.8M) [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2025
CuliNEX joins JPG Resources to accelerate clean-label, plant-based product innovation
U.S.A. – JPG Resources, a food and beverage innovation, has acquired CuliNEX, a S [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2025
Kenya’s MoH proposes mandatory warning labels on ‘unhealthy’ processed packaged foods
KENYA – Kenya’s Ministry of Health has unveiled plans to require bold, black-an [...]
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Date: 18-Aug-2025
Nourish Ingredients’ animal-free fat wins FEMA GRAS status in US
U.S.A – Nourish Ingredients’ proprietary Mortierella alpina biomass has been de [...]
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Date: 18-Aug-2025
Burcon launches FavaPro™, its 90% high-purity fava protein isolate
CANADA – Burcon NutraScience Corporation, a plant-based protein innovator, has an [...]
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Date: 18-Aug-2025
Brenntag reports Q2 2025 results below expectations
GERMANY – Brenntag, a chemicals and ingredients distribution company, reported a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2025