Wilmar Buys Out Cussons’s Share for $70M to Secure Sole Ownership in PZ Wilmar
On 18 June 2025, Wilmar International (SGX: F34) announced that it plans to buy out PZ Cussons’s 50% shares for
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Agribusiness
IFTC Provides $120M to Burkina Faso to Develop Cotton Sector As Per Mourabaha Framework
On 15 May 2025, the International Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) approved USD 120 million financing package to the Société Burkinabé
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CAETE 2025 to Spur Agribusiness Modernization in Africa
The 4th edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo 2025 (#CAETE2025) is scheduled to take place in Changsha from
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Dangote to Invest in Sugar Cane in Ghana
On 4 May 2025, Alike Dangote, Chair and CEO of Dangote Group, announced that his company will invest in building
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Cavista Holds Stakeholder Workshop on Value Addition of Cassava in Nigeria
At the start of March 2025, Cavista Holding, in collaboration with Abgeyewa Farms, held a stakeholder workshop at Ikogosi Warm
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Madagascar Registers a Drop in Shrimp Exports in 2024
On 4 March 2025, the Malagasy Minister of Fisheries and the Blue Economy, Paubert Mahatante, revealed that Madagascar exported USD
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WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala Nudged Chocolate Makers to Localize Production in Africa at International Cooperation Forum 2025
During the International Cooperation Forum 2025 (#ICF2025) which was held in Zurich, Switzerland, from 27 to 28 February 2025, WTO
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Senegal Invests FCFA 22B in Onion Powder Factory
On 26 February, Assane Seck announced that his factory which processes onion into powder is scheduled to be officially open
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UK Private Equity and Ethiopia Sovereign Wealth Fund Ink 600M Deal to Boost Milk Production
UK private equity firm Asset Green, the sovereign wealth fund Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) and the Ethiopian Agricultural Business Corporation
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AU Shall Enhance Food Security with New Agriculture Development Program 2026-2035
Following the extraordinary meeting in Uganda, the African Union adopted the new post-Malabo 10-year Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP)
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