Africa

Drought-Ravaged Zambian Corn Crop May Fall To Seven-Year Low

Zambia’s corn production may fall by about 30 per cent this year as long dry spells hurt crops, a farmers’ lobby group said, potentially reduci...

African Beer Market To Grow By 5% Until 2020: Canadean

The drinks-industry market-analysis body Canadean has echoed comments made by Pernod Ricard’s chairman in stating that Africa will be the beer m...

Carrefour Opens First Ivory Coast Hypermarket

Carrefour has opened its first hypermarket in the Ivory Coast within the framework of its partnership with leading African retail group CFAO. Located in...

Nampak Profit Increases on Nigeria, Angola Can-Business Growth

Nampak Ltd., Africa’s biggest manufacturer of beverage cans, said full-year trading profit gained 10 percent as growth in Nigeria and Angola offset p...

Nestle Trims Equatorial Africa Jobs on Slow Middle Class Growth

Nestle, the world’s biggest food company, cut 15 per cent of its workforce in equatorial Africa amid slower growth of the continent’s middle cl...

Zambia to Sell Corn From Record Crop

Zambia plans to sell as much as a third of its record corn crop as drought and floods in neighbouring nations decimate harvests of the grain used as a stap...

Pioneer Foods Plans More African Acquisitions After Nigeria Deal

Pioneer Foods, a South African food and beverage producer, plans acquisitions in at least five more African countries after taking a majority holding in Ni...

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