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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria: FG Identifies Agric, Solid Minerals As Priority Sectors
[Daily Trust] The federal government has identified the agricultural and mining sector as priority sectors to access non-oil exports into the country. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Feb-2025
Ethiopia: ETT Plans Exporting Processed Coffee
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Et-COFF TASTE TEST (ETT) has introduced the first modern coffee machine designed for producing and exporting value-added coffee beans. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Feb-2025
Africa: Nigeria Invests €304m in Food, Packaging Tech, Africa's 2nd Highest
[Vanguard] As exhibitors plan for Agrofood & Plastprintpack Nigeria 2025 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Feb-2025
Rwanda: Rwanda, FAO Collaborate to Mitigate Methane Emissions in Agriculture, Livestock Sectors
[New Times] Rwanda is taking a significant step in its climate action agenda with the launch of a new project aimed at mitigating methane emissions in the agriculture and livestock [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Feb-2025
Nigeria: Govt Urges Traders to Reduce Food Prices
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has urged retailers to reflect the reduction in food prices and shun exploiting consumers. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Feb-2025
Namibia: 1 485 Oshikoto Drought Households Miss Out On Rice Due to Limited Supply
[Namibian] The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has confirmed that a total of 1 485 households out of 28 485 on a list of drought-relief beneficiaries in the Oshikoto region will [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Feb-2025
Nigeria: Bird Flu Surfaces in Plateau, Kills 300 Birds - Official
[Vanguard] Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds on a farm in Plateau. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Feb-2025
China raises import tariffs on vermouth, spirits amid trade dispute
CHINA – China has more than doubled import tariffs on vermouth and certain wines [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Pernod Ricard acquires full ownership of South African gin brand Inverroche
SOUTH AFRICA – French spirits giant Pernod Ricard has acquired the remaining shar [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Dangote Group set to invest over US$700M to end raw sugar imports in Nigeria
NIGERIA – Dangote Group President Aliko Dangote has reaffirmed the company’s co [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Treasury Wine Estates retains commercial brands after failing to secure satisfactory offer
AUSTRALIA – Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has decided to retain its commercial wine [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Nestlé reports 2.2% sales growth but warns of profit margin decline in 2025
SWITZERLAND – Nestlé has reported better-than-expected annual sales growth for 2 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Suez Canal transits expected to resume before 2025 ends: Drewry Survey
EGYPT – Drewry reports that most shipping stakeholders anticipate transits throug [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Cargill Incorporation to close Hazleton cocoa plant
USA – Cargill Inc., an American multinational food corporation, has announced pla [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
The Greenery secures EU funding after years away from subsidy scheme
NETHERLANDS – Dutch fresh produce company, The Greenery, has received approval fr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Kraft Heinz reports US$2.7B net income FY 2024
USA – Kraft Heinz has announced that the net income for the year that ended on 28 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Unilever announces 4.2%sales growth in FY 2024 results
UK – Unilever, a British multinational Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Company, has an [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
CGIAR opens new regional hub in Kenya to scale science-based agricultural solutions for Africa
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the global partnership for a food-secure future has announced the launch of the new Regional East and Souther [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Liberia: Public Works Embarks On Demolition Exercise in Monrovia
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) has embarked on a massive demolition exercise in District #7, Montserrado County, to clear alleys and facilit [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Liberia: Loguatuo Road Project Stalls
[Liberian Observer] As AML remain mute over the collapsed of Ganta - Yekepa Road [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Uganda: WFP Welcomes Contribution From Government of Uganda to Support Learning and Nutrition for Karamoja Students
[WFP] Kampala -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of UGX2.5 billion (US$680,000) from the Government of Uganda to support Home-Grown School [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Sudan: WFP Welcomes Contribution From Japan to Save Lives in War-Torn Sudan
[WFP] The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of JPY 150 million (approx. US $1 million) from the Government of Japan for its operations in Sudan. Thi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Zambia: WFP and the EU Empower Zambia's Disaster Response With Cutting-Edge Drone Technology
[WFP] The World Food Programme (WFP), with funding from the European Union (EU), has donated three Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, also known as drones) to Zambia's Disaster Manage [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Zimbabwe: Minister Masuka Wins Global Award for Agricultural Excellence
[The Herald] Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development Minister, Dr Anxious Masuka received the prestigious Best World Minister Award at the World Government Summ [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025
Congo-Kinshasa: Shortage of Humanitarian Routes Threatens Aid Operation, Top UN Official Warns
[UN News] As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's top UN humanitarian official has told UN News tha [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Feb-2025