AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Nestle invests US$1.3m in installation of private solar station in Morocco in quest for net zero emissions
MOROCCO – Multinational food manufacturing giant Nestle has inaugurated a private solar station in Morocco at the city of El Jadida in line with its…
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AFEX launches commodity-backed instrument to act as funding bridge in agriculture industry
NIGERIA – AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited (AFEX), a leading private commodities exchange company in Nigeria, has announced a financing deal featuring tech-enabled operations, a 24-hour fast…
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Lactalis South Africa appoints Jill de Kock as its new Quality Executive
SOUTH AFRICA – Lactalis South Africa (LSA), one of the major players in the South African dairy industry has promoted Jill de Kock to be…
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EU supports development of Kenya’s blue economy issuing US$1.7m to Kwale county
KENYA – The European Union has issued €1.4 million (US$1.7m) to the coastal communities in Kwale, Kenya, aimed to improve the management of marine conservation…
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Prolonged drought in Namibia shrinks export market for beef products
NAMIBIA – Namibia’s beef export drastically declined from 26.6 million kilograms of 2019 to 8.4 million kilograms in 2020, attributed to the fact that livestock…