Food and Beverage News and Trends - October 2025 # 2

This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Newsom signs Allergen Disclosure for Dining Experiences Act. On October 13, California Governor Gavin...

Messy Hair Might Be In, But It’s Still Not Inclusive

Every few trend cycles, the purveyors of modern beauty standards (it girls, the media, and beauty conglomerates) collectively decide that messy hair is having a “moment.” We’re all urged to embrace flyaways and loosely done updos to channel the...

$15bn a year needed to reach universal electricity access in Africa

Investment in electricity access across Africa is increasing but remains well below the levels required to close the continent’s energy gap. This fact underpins a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Financing Electricity Access...

Africa’s Food Markets Expand Despite Heavy Import Dependence

Africa’s rice and sugar markets are expanding rapidly, but the continent’s persistent reliance on imports raises urgent questions about food security and economic vulnerability, according to the latest Afreximbank Commodity Bulletin. The report...

Moroccan pumpkin exports to France reach new seasonal high

Morocco is set to reach a new seasonal record for pumpkin exports to France, marking its third consecutive year of growth, according to EastFruit. Between November 2024 and August 2025, Moroccan exporters shipped nearly 1,700 metric tons of...

First African Gazettes Forum sets new trend in motion

This article was produced with the support of African Gazettes Forum In February 2025, the Republic of Djibouti scored a major diplomatic coup – its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, was elected chairperson of the African Union...

Jihadist fuel blockade makes life a struggle in Mali's capital

In Bamako's business district, hundreds of cars and motorcycles sit stranded day and night on a boulevard, waiting for one of three side-by-side petrol stations to finally have fuel. Jihadists have rendered everyday life in Mali increasingly...

Ruto' Diary: Leads nation in honouring Raila, pushes AU reforms

President William Ruto when he chaired a virtual meeting on AU reforms on October 24,2025/PCS President William Ruto’s diary this week was relatively low-key, following the burial of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Sunday. However, it was...

Ghana Plans Regional Trade Talks to Harmonize West African Standards

Ghana’s Trade Ministry will convene West African trade ministers in the coming weeks for formal talks on harmonizing trade policies and standards across the sub-region, a move aimed at reducing regulatory barriers before expanding alignment...

Guinea-Conakry Emerges as West Africa’s Next Oil & Gas Frontier

Guinea-Conakry, long known as one of the world’s leading bauxite exporters with nearly 100 million tons shipped in the first half of 2025, is now positioning itself as an emerging player in West Africa’s oil and gas sector. Geologically, the...

Galien Forum 2025: Young people lead advocacy for Africa’s health sovereignty

Faced with a global disease burden of 24 per cent but only 3 per cent of the world’s health professionals, Africa continues to grapple with the challenge of meeting its own health needs. Yet, a growing number of young Africans are rising to the...

Climate Change And The Farmer’s Cry: Adapting To A Drying Sahel -By Hadiza Ibrahim Ba’aba

The Sahel region of West Africa, stretching from Senegal to Chad, was once known for its vast grasslands, rich soil, and rhythmic cycles of rain and harvest. Today, that landscape is changing dramatically. The once-predictable rains now come late,...

Despite high-calibre healthcare, medical tourism lags behind in Tiruchi

While hospitals in Tiruchi are emerging as a preferred destination for medical tourism among Indian diaspora in the West and patients from neighbouring countries, more can be done to improve the current scenario, experts say. There has been a...

Air France–KLM appoints Laure Daynie as Country Manager for Indian Subcontinent

Air France–KLM has announced the appointment of Laure Daynie as Country Manager for India and the Indian Subcontinent, effective from September 1, 2025. She will be based in the airline’s country office in Gurugram and will oversee operations...

Guinea-Conakry is Next Oil & Gas Frontier

Guinea-Conakry, long known as one of the world’s leading bauxite exporters with nearly 100 million tons shipped in the first half of 2025, is now positioning itself as an emerging player in West Africa’s oil and gas sector. Geologically, the...

Witnessing China-Africa cooperation within UN framework

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT Editor's Note: The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the UN. It is also a moment to review and reflect on the extraordinary trajectory of China-Africa relations. From sharing similar historical...

Morocco commits to smart power while Algeria boosts military spending

Morocco: modernisation of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) Algeria: quantitative deterrence and foreign dependence Two opposing visions of the future of the Maghreb Defence spending: social and economic factors Defence doctrines between smart power...

UAE–Africa Tourism Investment Summit highlights tourism’s role as key driver of economic transformation and calls to reposition Africa as a new global sustainable tourism brand

Participants emphasize the importance of joint action at the public and private sector levels to expand GCC-African partnerships in the aviation sector The ‘UAE–Africa Tourism Investment Summit 2025’, hosted by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism...

Dangote Cement Reports 165 percent Surge in EPS, Reinforces Market Leadership Across Africa

Dangote Cement Plc has announced robust financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, showcasing a remarkable 164.8 per cent increase in earnings per suare (EPS), which rose from ?16.55 to ?43.80. This significant growth reflects...

Art Exhibit brings West African-inspired art, splashes of color to Nazareth Area High School’s gallery

NAZARETH, Pa. — As students and faculty at Nazareth Area High School walk down the hallways, they are greeted by colorful stained glass and equally bright pieces. The creative works are part of "Cut Loose," a dual exhibition of drawings by Anthony...