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… products, such as tea from Kenya, and salt from Tanzania, as … impacting wider supply chain and logistics operations that have combined to …
Exclusive: MIA Chocolate brand creates Fairmade ethical sourcing movement

… , like Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Kenya. If we benchmark ourselves, I … health technology, whether it’s logistics and services, whether it’s …
I want the huge population of Nigeria to become a real asset — Pate

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Gulfood 2024, the largest annual global food and beverage sourcing event in the …
Gulfood Puts Dubai at Heart of Global F&B

… and asset light approach to logistics. Given the risks involved, … with a particular focus on logistics. Unsurprisingly, this also led … and incentives (vouchers, free shipping, etc.). Part of this … been successfully implemented in Kenya and is now being …
Jumia: Under-The-Radar Turnaround

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ReFit Global bags Rs 2 Cr funding on Shark Tank India Season 3
ReFit Global, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) refurbished marketplace, has raised Rs 2 crore in funding at a valuation of Rs 200 crore from investors Anupam Mittal, Vineeta Singh, and …
Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (February 21, 2024)

… Sudan, according to He Liehui, vice-president of the African … locations in East Africa and the “distribution” of world shipping routes … officer of German container logistics platform Container xChange.
Shippers … – Lau said.
Some cargo also reaches Dubai by sea …
Red Sea crisis sees China’s brisk business in Africa waver under high shipping costs amid Houthi attacks

As part of its USD 300 million container terminal upgrade and expansion project, the Port of Salalah received the first four of 10 new ZPMC ship-to-shore cranes this month. Once the project is completed in the first quarter of 2025, annual capacity at the …
First cranes arrive as part of USD 300 million Port of Salalah expansion

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According to multiple local reports, Kenya Airways was among the first … over 90 international passenger and cargo flights. Qatar Airways, KLM, Air …
Lagos Airport’s Main Runway Reopens After 11 Months

KAMPALA, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — A Chinese-constructed cargo center at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport is aiding the growth of cargo exports from the East African country, a state-run air transport regulator said Tuesday.
Vianney Luggya, the Uganda …
Chinese-constructed cargo center helps growth of exports in Uganda

The Sudanese Army (SAF) has made its first major advance in 10 months of war with the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), regaining control of part of the key city of Omdurman.
The armed forces say they disconnected two main bases in the city, …
Sudan’s army says makes first major advance in war with RSF