OPEC Fund loans US$65M to DR Congo and Senegal to boost food security
AFRICA – The OPEC Fund for International Development is providing two loans totalling US$45 million…
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Nespresso launches Kahawa ya Congo in the US through its Reviving Origins program
DRC – Nespresso, the coffee operating unit of the Nestlé Group has launched a new…
Feronia sells stake in DRC palm oil subsidiary to investment company KKM
DRC – Feronia Inc. an agribusiness company operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
IFAD finances US$130.4m program in DRC to build resilience of small-scale farmers
DRC – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has partnered with the International Fund…
Germany injects US$54m to support small-holder farmers in Congo
CONGO – The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), through the German…
Simbisa Brands full year profits increases 134% amid economic hardships
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s Quick service restaurant (QSR) group, Simbisa Brands Limited’s profit for the year…
Zambia to export 600,000 metric tons of maize to DRC in 2020
ZAMBIA – Zambia has signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo that will…
Zambia, DRC to sign maize supply pact to ease shortage
ZAMBIA – The government of Zambia has unveiled that it is set to sign a…
Copperbelt region wheat hit by leaf-spot disease
ZAMBIA – Septoria, a fungal disease that causes numerous leaf spot diseases on wheat, has hit some farm areas on the Copperbelt and some parts of the country.
Famous brands enters Ghana, exits three African countries
SOUTH AFRICA – Famous Brands, Africa’s largest branded food service franchiser, had entered Ghana but exited the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast and Tanzania, CEO Darren Hele said this week.