AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS

United Foods Company posted strong Q1 2026 growth with rising revenue, improved margins and higher profitability despite ongoing geopolitical and economic pressures across the region.

Ivory Coast forecasts a rebound in cocoa production in 2025/26, driven by improved farm inputs, higher prices and recovering plantations after years of weather and disease disruptions.

DP World also invested in 1,000 forty-foot reefer containers and 750 twenty-foot dry containers to support the route.

The company’s strict stance on land asset protection also signals that long-term investment security matters to shareholders

Rising exports and lower import dependence reshape the local poultry market