AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Uganda Coffee Development Authority’s lab upgrades to new ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation
UGANDA – The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has announced that it will be transitioning its Coffee Testing Laboratory in Lugogo to the new ISO/IEC…
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World Animal Protection raises alarm on superbug contamination on meat sold in Kenya’s retail stores
KENYA – Nearly two years after an expose by a Kenyan media outlet on the rampant use of chemicals and preservatives by some butcheries and…
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South African cheese maker Lancewood expands offering with launch of instant baked cheesecake mix
SOUTH AFRICA – Baking a cheesecake is a task that’s traditionally been intimidating for many, but Lancewood a South African celebrated dairy brand has made…
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East Africa poultry company Uzima Chicken receives US$3m follow-on debt from AgDevCo
RWANDA – AgDevCo, UK based social impact investor with a focus on Africa’s agricultural sector has made a US$3.0 million follow-on mezzanine debt investment into…
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Angolan state bags US$82m from privatization of government owned breweries, agro-livestock farms
ANGOLA – The government of Angola has raised a total of Akz 52 billion (US$82.7m) from the privatization of 3 state-owned breweries and 5 agro-livestock…