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Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Monday closed -86 (-2.40%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -43 (-1.42%). Cocoa prices Monday posted moderate losses, with NY cocoa falling to a 4-week low. Monday's rally in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 6-½ month high undercut...

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park lies at the centre of Ghana’s capital, Accra. Recently renovated, it is dedicated to the memory of Kwame Nkrumah, the leader of Ghana’s independence struggle and its first president. Marking the spot of his final resting place at the park is a massive statue.

This latest show is an attempt to appeal to our humanity, something that tragedy has taught him is all-too important

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Friday closed -13 (-0.36%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +21 (+0.70%). Cocoa prices Friday settled mixed. NY cocoa Friday was under pressure as the dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 6-1/2 month high. However, London cocoa Friday moved...

In recent months, public discontent has been growing in Ghana over the rising cost of living for everyday people.

Police in Ghana have arrested protesters demonstrating against the cost of living and the economic crisis gripping the country, once seen as a model economy in Africa.

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Thursday closed +25 (+0.70%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +15 (+0.50%). Cocoa prices Thursday recovered from early losses and closed moderately higher. The dollar index Thursday fell back from a 6-1/2 month high and turned lower, which sparked short...

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Wednesday closed -72 (-1.98%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -66 (-2.16%). Cocoa prices Wednesday closed sharply lower, with NY cocoa falling to a 3-week low and London cocoa dropping to a 1-1/2 week low. Concerns that the Fed would...

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Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Monday closed down -136 (-3.62%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed down -90 (-2.88%). Cocoa prices Monday fell on long liquidation pressure sparked by a risk-off environment in the asset markets ahead of this week's FOMC meeting. Cocoa prices have...

Whistleblowing is an important tool in fighting corruption. In South Africa, the commission of inquiry into state capture recommended that the government should provide financial rewards for whistleblowers who report corruption.