Mauritania has signed a new protocol with the European Union (EU) which extends the fisheries partnership agreement between the two sides
Livestock
Amatheon Agri Zambia opens new livestock centre
Amatheon Agri Zambia (Amatheon) has established a livestock centre in Mumbwa, Central Province in Zambia, hoping to improve beef exports
South Africa lifts ban on import of US poultry
South Africa has signed a trade protocol with the US to allow the import of US poultry meat and day-old chicks
Namibia to introduce new fishing quota next year
The Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has started the process to determine a new mechanism for allocating fishing quotas to all right holders by January 2016
Egyptian firm sets up US$11mn abbatoire in Uganda
Egypt-Uganda Food Security has invested US$11mn in an abattoir near Bombo town in Luwero district, central Uganda