AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Carrefour Kenya takes over Choppies’ space at Southfield Mall opening its 16th outlet
KENYA – Carrefour Kenya, owned by Dubai-based conglomerate Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), has opened a new store at the Southfield Mall in Embakasi, Nairobi as…
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SA’s Rooibos becomes first African commodity to receive EU’s Protected Designations of Origin certification
SOUTH AFRICA – The South African rooibos industry has officially received the certificate of registration for Protection Designation of Origin (PDO) in the European Union…
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Kenyan retail startup MarketForce raises further funding for expansion
KENYA – Kenyan retail-tech startup MarketForce has received an additional US$100,000 in funding from the Harambeans Prosperity Fund to the US$2 million pre-Series A round…
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India supports climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe with US$1m contribution
ZIMBABWE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe has received US$1 million from the government of India to support its efforts towards…
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GAIL subsidiary of FMN Group boosts development of maize, soybean value chain in Nigeria
NIGERIA – Golden Agri Inputs Limited (GAIL), part of the agro-allied division of Flour Mills of Nigeria Group (FMN), has entered into a Memorandum of…