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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Naivas posts US$16.1M profit in FY2025 as revenue hits US$751M
KENYA – Naivas Supermarket, Kenya’s biggest retail chain, reported a 43.4% rise in net profit to about US$16.1 million (KSh 2.45 billion), driven by a 21.6% increase in [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Spinneys launches in Iraq with two new stores
IRAQ – Gray Mackenzie Retail Lebanon Group announced that its Spinneys brand will open two new stores in Iraq, with the first location set for Iraq Mall in Baghdad in the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2025
Pick n Pay overhauls No Name brand in strategic turnaround plan
SOUTH AFRICA – Pick n Pay has begun revamping its No Name brand as part of a broader strategy to restore profitability and strengthen its position in South Africa’s com [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Kraft Heinz confirms split plan, lowers 2025 outlook
USA – Kraft Heinz Co. confirmed its plan to separate into two public companies while revising down its full-year 2025 financial guidance following weaker third-quarter re [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Tyson Foods reports strong growth in chicken segment for FY 2025
USA – Tyson Foods’ chicken segment delivered year-over-year growth during fiscal year 2025 and the fourth quarter ending September 27, the company reported on November [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Tanzania approves imports of Brazilian livestock products
TANZANIA – Tanzania has authorized the importation of livestock products from Brazil, following the signing of sanitary agreements between the two countries, the Brazilia [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Tanmiah Food, Strataphy launch MENA’s first geothermal-cooled poultry farm
SAUDI ARABIA – Tanmiah Food Company has teamed up with geothermal technology firm Strataphy to establish the first poultry facility in the MENA region cooled entirely usi [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Nigerian activists challenge JBS’s expansion in poultry, livestock sector
NIGERIA – Environmental groups and smallholder farmers in Nigeria have raised objections to Brazilian meat company JBS S.A.’s plans to enter the country’s poultry and [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Gates Foundation pledges US$1.4 billion by 2029 for climate-resilient farming
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will invest at least US$1.4 billion by 2029 to help smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia adapt to the escalating effects of cl [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2025
Zimbabwe’s wheat harvest hits record 639,942 tons, up 13% YoY
Zimbabwe’s wheat harvest for the 2024/2025 season reached a record 639,942 tons, according to figures from the Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services. The output ex [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2025
South Africa committed to strengthen beekeeping industry
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has reaffirmed government’s commitment to strengthening South Africa’s beekeeping industry, describing honeybees as “the farmers of the [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Uganda: Govt Urges Hydropower Dam Operators to Tighten Safety Measures and Strengthen Emergency Preparedness
[Nile Post] Hydropower dam operators across Uganda have been urged to strengthen safety measures at their facilities to prevent potential disasters and protect communities living d [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Ghana: Effective PPP Can Bridge Ghana's Infrastructure Gap, Innovations - - Mr Dadey
[Ghanaian Times] The Executive Chairman of the KGL Group, Mr Alex Apau Dadey, has called for a national shift in perception and policy to position Ghana's private sector as a strat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2025
Liberia: Bong County Attorney Urges Government to Build More Prisons
[New Dawn] Gbarnga -- Bong County Attorney Jonathan N. Flomo has issued a stern call to the Government of Liberia, urging immediate investment in the construction of additional pri [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2025
Botswana: Botswana Positions Itself As Trade and Connectivity Hub
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Government intends to improve the national roads network through high quality tolled roads to ensure sustainability in the development and mainten [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Africa: Africa Needs U.S.$170b for Sustainable Growth Annually
[Namibian] The African continent needs to invest between US$160 billion (about N$2.8 million) and US$170 billion (about N$2.9 million) annually to lay the foundation for sustainabl [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Africa: What Will It Take to Make Africa Food Secure? G20 Group Points to Trade, Resilient Supply Chains and Sustainable Farming
[The Conversation Africa] The Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems work stream of the Business 20, a G20 engagement group, has endorsed three principles that it argues will co [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Tanzania: Agra Calls for a Farmer-First Climate Breakthrough At COP30 With Youth Voices At the Center
[Daily News] Belem -- November 10th, 2025: As the UN Climate Conference (COP30) also knows as the "implementation COP" and the "COP of Truth" opens in Belém, AGRA is calling for a [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Nigeria: Dangote Fertiliser Partners German Firm to Build, License 4 Production Units in Lekki
[Leadership] Thyssenkrupp Uhde Fertilizer Technology (UFT), a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde, has entered into a strategic agreement with Dangote Fertiliser Limited (DFL) to licen [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
South Africa: 'No Mercy', Harsher Penalties Sought for Farmers Caught Buying Stolen Seeds
[Daily Maverick] Dr Jane Buys, safety risk analyst at Free State Agriculture, says farmers who are caught buying stolen seeds should face harsher penalties. [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
Nigeria: Govt Bans Production of Alcohol in Sachet, 200ml Bottles, Takes Effect Jan 2026
[This Day] The Federal Government has formally outlawed the production, sale and distribution of alcohol beverages in sachets and 200 milligrammes bottles. [...]
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Date: 11-Nov-2025
William Grant & Sons CEO Søren Hagh resigns after less than two years in role
UK – William Grant & Sons has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Søre [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Nov-2025
NAFDAC seizes revalidated expired beverages in Jos crackdown
NIGERIA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) [...]
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Date: 10-Nov-2025
Monster Beverage reports record Q3 sales and profit as sugar-free drinks drive global growth
USA – Monster Beverage Corporation has reported record results for the third quarte [...]
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Date: 10-Nov-2025