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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria: 5 Things You Don't Know About...Rice in Nigeria
[Leadership] Rice wasn't always our everyday staple [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Nov-2025
Nigeria: Imo, Abia Traders Speak On Drop in Price of Food Items
[Premium Times] A market survey in Owerri, Imo State, shows that a basket of fresh tomatoes, sold for N40,000 last two months, dropped to N38,000 and N35,000, depending on the qual [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Nov-2025
Ethiopia: Artificial Intelligence Institute Expanding Roles Across Health, Agriculture and Services - PM Abiy
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute has become a key force in health, agriculture and service sectors as its te [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Nov-2025
Kenya’s Naivas aims to grow its store network to 200 outlets amid rising consumer demand
KENYA – Naivas Ltd., Kenya’s largest supermarket chain, intends to open up to 10 new stores each year to reach a total of 200 outlets, expanding beyond its current 111 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
UK supermarkets expect record Christmas sales amid rising prices – Worldpanel by Numerator
UK – UK supermarkets are preparing for record spending this Christmas as prices climb fastest in the fresh meat sector, according to the latest Worldpanel by Numerator (f [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Beyond Meat reports US$110.7M loss in third quarter amid China shutdown
USA – Beyond Meat posted a net loss of US$110.7 million, or US$1.44 per share, for the third quarter of 2025, exceeding three times the US$26.6 million (US$0.41 per share [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
UK’s Hilton Food faces profit challenges amid facility delays, inflation
UK – British meat and seafood supplier Hilton Food (HFG.L) recently warned investors that profit growth will be difficult in the coming year after announcing it cannot re [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Non-alcoholic beverages can’t be sold as gin, EU court rules
EU – The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that non-alcoholic beverages cann [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Barry Callebaut opens new US$104M chocolate factory in Ontario
CANADA – Barry Callebaut has officially opened its third chocolate manufacturing fac [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Kenya seeks to market tea through Geographical Indications to boost global competitiveness
KENYA – Kenyan tea sector stakeholders are working with the French Development A [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Tropicana Brands Group appoints former Pabst CEO Paul Chibe as new Chief Executive
UK – Tropicana Brands Group has appointed Paul Chibe, former chief executive of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Nigeria seeks to establish national cocoa management board to strengthen cocoa sector
NIGERIA – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has requested the approval of the Hou [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Tetra Pak opens new powder product development centre in France
FRANCE – Tetra Pak has officially inaugurated its Product Development Centre (PDC [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Uganda: Among Blames Technical Officers for Poor Road Maintenance Despite Government Funding
[Nile Post] The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Second National Vice Chairperson (Female), Anitah Among, has criticised technical officers in local governments for the continued [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
South Africa: Public Works Committee Calls for Measures to Curb Political Interference in Epwp Programme
[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure has said that there is a need to address allegations of possible political interference in t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
South Africa: Major Progress in Gauteng Road Network Revamp
[SAnews.gov.za] The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport continues to make significant progress in upgrading, maintaining, and rehabilitating the provincial road network to en [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Liberia: House Summons Public Works Minister Over Halted Bong Bridge Project
[Liberian Investigator] Published: November 14, 2025 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Rwanda: Rwanda to Acquire Rwf1bn Road Pavement Evaluation Devices
[New Times] Rwanda is set to receive a Multi-Function Vehicle (MFV) and a Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD), key devices used in the evaluation of road pavement after construction [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Sudan: Families in Sudan 'Running Out of Time' As Hunger Spreads
[UN News] More than 21 million people in Sudan, 45 per cent of the population, are not getting enough to eat as the war between rival militaries continues, according to the World F [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Nigeria: NAFDAC Begins Destruction of Substandard, Expired Products in Ibadan
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), South-West Zone, commenced the destruction of unwholesome and substandard products worth over [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Uganda: Sunculture Uganda Expands Insurance Coverage to Protect Farmers' Families
[Nile Post] SunCulture Uganda has announced a significant expansion of its inclusive insurance product, SunCulture Protect, now extending coverage to the family members of smallhol [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Nigeria: Govt to Revamp Dams, Expand Irrigation for Food Security
[Leadership] The federal government has revealed plans to rehabilitate existing dams and construct new ones across the country to strengthen irrigation farming, enhance hydropower [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Sudan: WFP Targets 1,222 Schools for School Feeding in Al-Gezira State
[SNA] Madani -- The Wali (governor) of Al-Gezira State Al-Tahir Ibrahim Al-Khair welcomed the work of the World Food Programme (WFP) in the state. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
Africa: All of Africa Today - November 14, 2025
[allAfrica] [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2025
SA Canegrowers warns of industry threat as sugar imports surge fourfold in 2025
SOUTH AFRICA – The South African Canegrowers Association (SA Canegrowers) has expr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2025