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...

Dangote Cement Records N743.3bn Profit Amid Strong Market Performance and Expansion Drive

Dangote Cement Plc, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced an impressive profit of N743.3 billion for the nine-month period ending September 2025, representing one of its strongest financial performances in recent years. The company’s...

DHS says some NYC street vendors arrested by ICE had criminal records

The Department of Homeland Security is providing more details about the people picked up during a federal raid targeting street vendors in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon. Nine immigrants from Africa suspected of being in the country...

Africa should not expect much from Donald Trump, By Johnnie Carson

President Trump and African leaders The administration will probably make some overtures to Africa; as it did in the first term. It will probably keep the Presidential Council on Doing Business in Africa largely as a gesture to the American...

Rob Taub to Newsmax: Canal Street Sets ‘Tone for Criminality’

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown on illegal street vendors on Canal Street in New York City this week is long overdue, according to New Yorker and Newsmax columnist Rob Taub. “It’s setting a tone for criminality – that it’s OK,”...

Ascott expands in Africa with Somerset Admiralty Way Lagos

The Ascott Limited (Ascott), a leading international lodging operator and a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Investment, has announced the signing of a franchise agreement for Somerset Admiralty Way Lagos, a new serviced residence located in...

Cuomo makes inroads with NYC Muslim community, vows to open first Arabic language charter school if elected mayor

Andrew Cuomo is making inroads with New York City’s Muslim community — vowing to open the first Arabic language charter school, if elected mayor, The Post has learned. The former governor, who is trailing front-runner Zohran Mamdani by at least 10...

Zakir Hussain honoured as Aga Khan Music Awards brings global Muslim heritage festival to London

Four-day festival runs across Southbank Centre and Ismaili Centre, 20–23 November. Music from West Africa to South Asia takes centre stage. Opening night tribute to tabla legend Zakir Hussain. Ceremony night at Queen Elizabeth Hall features live...

Journalists urged to build open-source intelligence skills to strengthen investigative reporting

By Eric Appah Marfo, GNA Accra, Oct. 29, GNA – Madam Karen Allen, a former BBC Foreign Correspondent and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Specialist, has urged journalists to develop OSINT skills to enhance the quality and depth of investigative...

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...

Kenya launches second Cohort of LEAPS program to improve public finance sector

Kenya has launched the second cohort of the Leadership Excellence in Africa’s Public Sector (LEAPS) program, an initiative aimed at improving leadership and accountability in public finance management. The move is part of the government efforts to...

Issa Rae Leads Major League Soccer’s “All for the Cup” Campaign

Major League Soccer is tapping in the culture in a brand new way, and Issa Rae is leading the charge. This week, the Emmy-nominated creator, producer, and co-owner of San Diego FC became the face of the “All for the Cup” campaign, a celebration of...

ICE conducts raid on Chinatown’s Canal Street, multiple people detained as New

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Chinatown’s Canal Street on Tuesday afternoon, detaining several street vendors in an operation that drew immediate and fierce backlash from bystanders and immigrant advocates. The operation...

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...

Two new films take the act of looking at art as their structuring principle

Consisting of titles and descriptions of works from antiquity to today that depict the Black female form, Robin Coste Lewis’s poem Voyage of the Sable Venus (2015) is, in its rolling invocations of unnamed slave girls and shards of looted...

ICE Brutally Hits Street That Conservative Influencer Complained About

AP Photo/Jose Luis Mag ICE agents raided New York City’s Canal Street on Tuesday, just days after a conservative influencer complained about that exact spot. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out a raid on Chinatown on Tuesday. Assistant...

High school soccer notebook: Marblehead’s Bubacar Jallow thriving on pitch

It became a popular saying on the field for Marblehead this season. It can be heard coming from the sideline and the crowd, too. The exhortation from players and fans alike is directed toward Bubacarr Jallow, and encapsulates the unique,...

ICE conducts raid on Chinatown’s Canal Street, multiple people detained as New Yorkers rage

ICE agents arresting a man who became involved in a raid in Chinatown on Oct. 21, 2025. Photo by Dean Moses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Chinatown’s Canal Street on Tuesday afternoon, detaining several street vendors in...

The body is present: ‘Insistent Presence’ celebrates the human form in African Art

Malick Welli (Senegalese, b. 1990) "Sisters of Joseph Cluny, Saint-Louis," from the series "Spiritual Phenomena," 2018 Inkjet print, 47 1/4 x 31 1/2 in. (image) Chazen Museum of Art, Sara Guyer and Scott Straus Contemporary African Art Initiative,...

Ecomondo 2025 Expands Global Reach

Ecomondo 2025, organized by Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), strengthens its global role as the leading event for green, blue, and circular economy professionals From 4th to 7th November at Rimini Expo Centre, the 28th edition of the Italian...