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Nigerian data say paddy production rose from about four million tonnes in 2015 to seven million in 2022. But the US Department of Agriculture expects rice production to fall and imports to rise to 2.8 million tonnes in 2025/26, which sits awkwardly beside claims of self-sufficiency.
Kenya's avocado exports earned $159 million in 2024, up 11 percent, even though production fell because of poor rainfall. Behind the growth sit two hard gates: China's market, opened to fresh Kenyan avocados in 2022, and strict maturity rules meant to stop unripe Hass fruit reaching buyers.
Ethiopia earned $2.65 billion from coffee exports in the 2024/25 fiscal year, from 468,967 tonnes, according to the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority. That is well above both the year's target and the $1.4 billion earned the year before.
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Ethiopia earned $2.65 billion from coffee exports in the 2024/25 fiscal year.
From: Ethiopia's coffee earnings hit a record - and the figure is $2.65 billion, not $2.2 billionEthiopia exported 468,967 tonnes of coffee in the fiscal year that ended on 7 July.
From: Ethiopia's coffee earnings hit a record - and the figure is $2.65 billion, not $2.2 billionThe result beat the year's targets of 326,000 tonnes and $2 billion in revenue.
From: Ethiopia's coffee earnings hit a record - and the figure is $2.65 billion, not $2.2 billionEarnings rose from $1.4 billion in 2023/24, an increase of nearly 90 percent.
From: Ethiopia's coffee earnings hit a record - and the figure is $2.65 billion, not $2.2 billionThe rise was caused by direct export rights, training, new tree varieties and quality upgrades.
From: Ethiopia's coffee earnings hit a record - and the figure is $2.65 billion, not $2.2 billionNigerian paddy production rose from about four million tonnes in 2015 to seven million tonnes in 2022, according to National Bureau of Statistics data.
From: Nigeria's rice questionRice production will fall by 5 percent to 7.9 million metric tons in marketing year 2025/26.
From: Nigeria's rice questionRice imports will rise by 16 percent to 2.8 million metric tons in 2025/26.
From: Nigeria's rice questionNigeria has become self-sufficient in rice.
From: Nigeria's rice questionThe average price of 1 kg of local rice fell to N1,913.78 in October 2025, down 2.01 percent on October 2024.
From: Nigeria's rice questionKenya's avocado exports earned $159 million in 2024, an 11 percent rise on the previous year.
From: Kenya's avocado boomProduction fell from 633,000 metric tons in 2023 to 562,000 metric tons in 2024 because of adverse weather, with a recovery to 585,000 metric tons expected in 2025.
From: Kenya's avocado boomThe Grand Egyptian Museum opened beside the Giza Plateau on 1 November 2025, displaying King Tutankhamun's complete collection together for the first time. A year on, the museum is a global draw — though Egypt's own official counts of its visitors disagree with each other by millions, and ticket prices rise on 1 November 2026.
Zanzibar received 917,167 international visitors in 2025, up 24.5% on 2024 and the highest total in its history, on official statistics. December alone brought more than 100,000 arrivals. Now operators and officials are debating whether the island should chase a million visitors — or chase higher spending per visitor instead.
The Victoria Falls area received a record combined 565,083 visitors in 2024, passing the pre-pandemic 2019 total, and its airport broke the half-million passenger mark the same year. Growth continued into 2025. Conservation specialists are asking what the ceiling should be for one of the world's great waterfalls.