AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Egypt weighs swapping Russian wheat for France, Bulgaria
EGYPT – Egypt is considering sourcing nearly 500,000 tons of wheat from France and Bulgaria after Moscow blocked the supply of Russian grain, Zawya has…
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Ghana seeks investments in rice mills and drying facilities to cope with the surging production
GHANA – Ghanaian officials in agriculture have called for more investments in rice mills and drying facilities in the Adansi South District to cope with…
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Egyptian snacks giant Edita Foods secures US$12.6M to finance frozen bakery segment investments
EGYPT – Egyptian snacks giant Edita Food has signed two medium-term loan agreements worth EGP 390 million (US$12.60M) to finance investments related to the newly…
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Côte d’Ivoire temporarily suspends rice, sugar export to curb domestic price hikes
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – The Ivorian government has announced a precautionary suspension of the export of local rice and sugar, for the period from September 18…
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ZEMA to set up two organic fertilizer blending plants in Lusaka
ZAMBIA – Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has approved two organic fertilizer blending plant projects with total investment values of US$2 million and US$1 million…