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Côte d’Ivoire Targets 2027 Return to European Mango Market After Export Suspension

Côte d’Ivoire is stepping up efforts to resume mango exports to the European Union in 2027, committing CFA3.5 billion (approximately US$4.6 million) to fruit-fly control

East Africa

Kenya’s Coffee Act Opens New Marketing Channels as Farmers Seek Better Returns

Kenyan coffee farmers are set to gain greater flexibility in marketing their produce under the Coffee Act 2026

Nigeria’s NAFDAC Seizes ₦800 Million ($485,000) in Banned Pesticides as Food Safety Concerns Mount

Nigeria’s food safety regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

Nigeria’s Food Security Requires Farmer Security and Policy Stability, Obasanjo and Sanusi Warn

Nigeria’s food security challenge is not simply about how much food the country can produce.

Southern Africa

South Africa to Transfer 2.5 Million Hectares to Black Farmers for Commercial Agriculture

South Africa is moving to release approximately 2.5 million hectares of state-owned agricultural land to Black farmers.

Sahel Countries Tighten Cereal Export Controls Amid Food Security Concerns

Governments across the Sahel are maintaining or tightening restrictions on cereal exports as they seek to protect domestic food supplies

North Africa

14 Countries in North Africa and the Middle East Join Regional Foot-and-Mouth Disease Control Strategy

Fourteen countries across North Africa and the Middle East are part of a new regional effort to improve the prevention, surveillance and control of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)

North Africa

Egypt Transfers Subsidised Fertilizer Distribution to ‘Future of Egypt Authority’

Egypt has begun transferring management of its subsidised fertilizer distribution system to the Future of Egypt for Sustainable Development Authority

Burkina Faso Reimposes Cereal-Flour Export Ban Less Than Three Months After Lifting It

Burkina Faso has suspended exports of millet, maize and sorghum flour, reversing a decision taken less than three months