https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/742.html Africa news 15 Agro-processing news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/742.html en-us Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:03:23 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kenyan-beer-firm-asks-court-to-block-diageo-23bn-eabl-sale-to-asahi-516960a A Kenyan beer distribution firm has filed a case at Kenya's High Court seeking to block Diageo's $2.3bn sale of its local subsidiary EABL to Japan's Asahi Holdings over pending litigation, a lawyer for the challenger said on Wednesday, 7 January. 1-264626 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hershey-nestle-other-cocoa-companies-defeat-appeal-of-child-slavery-lawsuit-812983a A federal appeals court on Tuesday, 22 July, rejected a proposed class action by eight Malian citizens who sought to hold Hershey, Nestle and five other companies liable for child labour on Ivory Coast cocoa farms. 1-259719 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ivory-coast-signals-cocoa-price-hike-in-response-to-us-tariffs-692811a Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, may raise cocoa prices in response to proposed US tariffs under President Donald Trump. 1-256881 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-red-meat-producers-target-algeria-to-expand-exports-364258a During a recent state visit to Algeria by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Gert Blignaut, CEO of Beefmaster Group, highlighted significant opportunities for South Africa's red meat industry in Algeria. 1-254433 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eu-will-not-delay-deforestation-law-environment-chief-says-on-ivory-coast-visit-453349a The European Union is not planning to delay a new law to crack down on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, its environment commissioner said, despite some governments urging Brussels to postpone the landmark rules. 1-247415 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/174/243251.html The Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has urged government to consider retaliation mechanisms against the Government of Kenya, for what they termed as ill treatment of Uganda and severe injury to investment. 1-243251 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/742/243229.html Ivory Coast is struggling to sell cocoa export contracts for the 2024/25 season with multinational companies demanding it lower prices, which are elevated due to a supply squeeze, the head of the country's cocoa regulator said on Wednesday. 1-243229 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 08:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/742/243011.html Mozambique has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, among poultry in the southern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday. 1-243011 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 07:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/650/242765.html A Kenyan court on Thursday, 12 October, threw out a case challenging the importation and cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops, saying the government had taken appropriate measures to regulate their use. 1-242765 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/742/242496.html The global price of cocoa is spiking, a direct response to dwindling cocoa output in west Africa. In September, cocoa futures reached a 44-year price peak due to mounting concerns over reduced supplies from the region. 1-242496 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 07:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing Africa