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Vamara Group acquires Zimbabwean dairy processor Dendairy
- TrendType
- 19 Mar 2026
The Mauritius-based subsidiary of the Export Trading Group acquires dairy processor Dendairy, including its two dairy farms in Kwekwe and network of contract farmers.
Dubai-based firm bets $1.6 billion on Africa’s AI data centres and farmland
- Business Insider
- 06 February 2026
A Dubai-based consumer electronics manufacturer, Maser Group, is making a major strategic pivot into agriculture and artificial intelligence infrastructure across Africa, committing $1.6 billion to farmland development and data centres in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya over the next two years.
The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals
- AFP
- 26 November 2025
Liberia's Blue Carbon deal has stalled. Other accords across Africa and elsewhere have also gone nowhere, while the UAE company itself appears to have fallen silent, according to a joint investigation by AFP and Code for Africa
Tensions escalate as Zimbabwean villagers resist land takeover
- Bulawayo 24
- 01 June 2025
Some villagers say they are being pressured to give up fertile land traditionally used for subsistence farming for a project called the Malipati Agrihub, with no clear benefit or consent from the broader community.
Zimbabwe secures US$1.5bn for dams, irrigation and power projects
- Sunday Mail
- 10 November 2024
Irrigation projects include a US$172mn, 23,000ha project with US-based Valley Irrigation , a €75mn, 13,000 ha project with Spain's Grupo Charmatin, and a US$100mn, 20,000 ha project with US-based Lindsay Zimmatic.
Zim, Saudi Arabia work on agric map
- The Herald
- 20 August 2024
“Salic, which is charged by royal decree to make strategic investments at home and abroad to ensure food security in Saudi Arabia, is a good fit for several of our State institutions, as well as for our private sector, in the area of agriculture, livestock and agribusiness," says Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Schweppes Zimbabwe to invest US$28 million in citrus farming expansion
- Zimbabwe Mail
- 20 August 2024
The Zimbabwean government has allocated 4,000 hectares of land to Schweppes, where the company plans to cultivate its own citrus.
UAE investors eye Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector
- Sunday Mail
- 18 August 2024
Buyers from the UAE have expressed interest in investing in the local agriculture sector, taking advantage of favourable climate, vast tracts of fertile land and the availability of numerous water bodies.
Zimbabwe explores livestock value chain with Saudi Arabia
- The Standard
- 17 August 2024
A delegation from the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) expressed interest in Zimbabwe’s agricultural potential and acknowledged the country’s strategic importance in the region.
UAE and Saudi Arabia’s agricultural diplomacy in Africa: Competition, cooperation and its strategic implications
- ORF
- 26 July 2024
With scarce arable land and water resources, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are expanding their agricultural diplomacy to improve food access and vying for agricultural cooperation with Africa
« Colonialisme du carbone » : les habitants sont forcés de partir alors que la société de crédit carbone de Dubaï s’empare de terres en Afrique
- Observatoire de l'Europe
- 09 April 2024
Les sociétés de crédit carbone expulsent des communautés à travers l’Afrique.
Rwanda : The Gabiro Agribusiness Hub accueillera des projets d’investissement de près de 40 millions $
- Agence Ecofin
- 02 February 2024
The Gabiro Agribusiness Hub est un projet du gouvernement avec l’entreprise israélienne Netafim dont la première phase prévoit l’exploitation de 5 600 hectares de terres agricoles par des investisseurs étrangers et locaux