A new model of collaboration between the EU and Africa can change today’s dangerous turn of international relations, which have moved from “win-win” solutions and are now based on “zero-sum” games, EU’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini said. Speaking at the ‘Africa Week’ conference on 7 November organised by the Socialists and Democrat group in the European Parliament (S&D), Mogherini noted that the world is facing the return to a more dangerous way of understanding global politics.

The International Agri-Food Fair (Sial) opened its doors in Villepinte, in the suburbs of Paris, yesterday. To mark the occasion, our colleagues at Process Alimentaire have published expert research which highlights consumer trends towards quality and strong flavours, even divisive ones. In 2018, 66% of European consumers stated that they are more and more careful about choosing high quality products.

A few months after becoming the first region to sign a partnership agreement with Energies for Africa, the association set up by Jean-Louis Borloo, the Hauts-de-France region is continuing its commitment to the African continent by hosting the Regional Forum for Energy Stakeholders.

Construction of grain silos in Songea, Dodoma and Shinyanga regions and in the Districts of Makambako in Njombe and Mbozi in Songwe will be completed at the end of next year. Construction of the grain silos by a Polish producer of grain silos, Feerum JSC began in December 2016 after signing of a contract with Tanzania National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA).

On 23rd October, 200 exceptional coffees, originating from 25 countries, competed in the 4th edition of the ‘International Competition for Locally Roasted Coffees’ run by the Agency for the Valorisation of Agricultural Products (AVPA).