May 18
Africa: Fertiliser Plants - Dangote Vows to Ensure Food Security in Africa
Vanguard
President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed his commitment to boosting food security across Africa through large-scale fertiliser investments, declaring that the… Read more »
Rwanda: Kirehe - Rice Farmers Seek Govt Help to Recover Rwf64m Owed By Buyer
New Times
A cooperative of rice farmers in Kirehe District has asked the government to help recover more than Rwf64 million that is owed by a now-defunct processing company since 2019. Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Raises Investment in Ethiopia to $4bn, Vows to Ensure Food Security in Africa
This Day
Africa's richest man and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed his commitment to boosting food security across Africa through large-scale fertiliser… Read more »
South Africa: Maize Prices Could Recover On Stronger Regional and Global Demand
Daily Maverick
South Africa entered the 2026-27 maize marketing year with another record harvest and sizeable carryover stocks after exports in the previous season fell short of expectations amid… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - Feeding Our Faces. Fast!
Daily Maverick
As more people go off cooking, fast-food outlets are reshaping our dining habits, and this business is changing in interesting ways, with companies like Famous Brands dramatically… Read more »
Nigeria: The Toxic Stew - Street Food Vendors Take to 'Esa' As Cost of Whole Tomatoes Rise
Vanguard
Before, in most cities around the country, there were usually heavy, humid air around the areas with smells of rice, fried plantains and rich aromatic tomato stew. Read more »
May 17
Nigeria: Dangote's Ethiopia Expansion Hits $4bn, Eyes Continental Food Self-Sufficiency
Leadership
President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed the company's ambition to drive Africa toward food self-sufficiency as its investment in Ethiopia's fertiliser sector… Read more »
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Highlights Progress On Major Fertilizer Project With Dangote Group
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced significant progress on Ethiopia's major fertilizer production project being developed in partnership with Dangote Group, owned by Nigerian… Read more »
Ethiopia: Gode Fertilizer Project Crucial to Ethiopia's Food Self-Sufficiency Push, Says PM Abiy
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has affirmed that the construction of the Gode urea fertilizer factory in Ethiopia's Somali Region is a major step toward resolving one of the country's… Read more »
Namibia: Swapo-Linked Firm Hit By U.S.$3m Fish Row
Namibian
Swapo-linked Hodago Fishing faces a US$3 million (about N$49 million) legal dispute after allegedly breaching a horse mackerel quota agreement involving a Democratic Republic of… Read more »
May 16
Ethiopia: Integrated Farming Initiatives Key to Ethiopia's Food Self-Sufficiency Goal, Says Deputy PM
ENA
Ethiopia's integrated farming initiatives are playing a critical role in advancing the country's goal of achieving food self-sufficiency, Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh… Read more »
Ethiopia: Dev't Involving Farmers Must Be Goal of Industrialists - Prime Minister Abiy
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed underscored that implementing development that involves farmers must be the goal of all industrialists across the nation. Read more »
May 15
Sudan: Sudan Hunger Crisis Deepens As UN Warns Millions Face Acute Food Shortages
UN News
Nearly 20 million people across Sudan are facing acute hunger and more than 800,000 children risk severe malnutrition this year, UN agencies warned on Friday, as civil war, mass… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Field-Based Research Is a Lifeline for Zimbabwe's Food Security
IPS
Agriculture sustains millions of people in Zimbabwe, serving as a vital source of both food and income. But climate-related pressures affecting land, crops, rainfall patterns, and… Read more »
Sudan: FAO Delegation Reviews Livestock Projects in Sennar
SNA
The Director-General of the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries in Sennar State, Dr. Mawahib Al-Amin, said in a statement to SUNA that the visit of the Food and Agriculture… Read more »
Sudan: FAO Delegation Reviews Horticulture Projects in Sennar State
SNA
SENNAR, May 14, 2026 (SUNA) - A delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), led by the Country Director in Sudan Hong Yang, visited… Read more »
Liberia: Tweah Trapped in U.S.$20m Rice Subsidy Probe
New Dawn
Terms Allegation Bogus, Political Witch-Hunt, Amid Victory in US$6.2M Trial Read more »
Eritrea: Eritrea's Agricultural Development Over the Past 35 Years - Significant Progress in the Regulation of Agricultural Products Part II
Shabait
Over the past 35 years of independence, substantial efforts have been undertaken to ensure the availability of safe and nutritious agricultural products in markets across Eritrea.… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Risks Food Insecurity Over Policy Gaps - UN Group Warns
Ghanaian Times
Ghana risks long-term food insecurity and loss of food sovereignty if it fails to implement policies that protect the rights of peasants and rural workers, the United Nations… Read more »
Sudan: Sennar Wali Discusses Food Security and Major Development Projects With FAO Director
SNA
Wali (Governor) of Sennar State, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Al-Zubair Hassan Al-Sayid, met with the Country Director of United Nations Food and Agriculture Development (FAO) in Sudan Hong… Read more »
May 14
South Africa: Food Prices Look Better but Children Are Paying With Their Bodies
Scrolla
Maize meal fell 16% over the past year. Beef liver jumped 24%. The food that got cheaper cannot replace protein. Three in ten South African boys under five are already stunted.… Read more »
Africa: Museveni, Gabon's Nguema Discuss Industrialisation and African Self-Reliance
Nile Post
President Museveni has hosted President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon at State House, Entebbe. Read more »
Africa: How the World Can Avoid Millions Going Hungry When Supply Chains Collapse [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Millions more people will face hunger in the coming months if the conflict in the Middle East is not resolved soon, the UN has warned. The price of energy, which instantly affects… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Nutrition Programme Puts Its Best Food Forward for At-Risk Moms and Their Children
Daily Maverick
FoodForward SA's mother-and-child nutrition programme is aimed at pregnant women and kids under five in vulnerable communities in the Western and Eastern Cape, providing critical… Read more »
Angola: Minister of Agriculture Inspects Progress of Works in Icolo E Bengo
ANGOP
The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Isaac dos Anjos, is inspecting today (Thursday) the progress of social infrastructure works and projects that are boosting the economy of… Read more »
