The Latest Breaking News from Ivory Coast

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) on Thursday closed down -38 (-0.36%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed up +122 (+1.44%). Cocoa prices rose to new all-time highs on Thursday. Concern about shrinking global cocoa supplies continues to push prices to record highs. Due to limited supplies,...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is up +30 (+0.29%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is up +127 (+1.50%). Cocoa prices this morning rose to new all-time highs-time highs. Concern about shrinking global cocoa supplies continues to push prices to record highs. Due to limited...

At the end of a three-day tour that took him successively to Kenya, Rwanda and Ivory Coast, France's Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné spoke to FRANCE 24 and RFI about relations with Rwanda, reform of the CFA franc, France's military presence in Africa and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) on Monday closed up +100 (+1.02%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed up +203 (+2.540%). Cocoa prices on Monday settled moderately higher, with NY cocoa posting a new all-time high. NY cocoa fell back from its best levels Monday as long...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is down -73 (-0.75%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is up +192 (+2.40%). Cocoa prices this morning are mixed, with NY cocoa retreating from a new all-time high. NY cocoa posted a new record high today. However, cocoa turned...

Thousands of people turned out Saturday to see Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo announce his bid to return to office even though he is ineligible.

Eight years after a national ban on skin-whitening products came into force in Ivory Coast, the trend continues to boom despite its health risks. Half of Abidjan's women are known to engage in skin depigmentation, which can lead to serious health issues such as diabetes and hypertension. NGOs are denouncing…

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) on Friday closed up +333 (+3.52%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) closed up +259 (+3.35%). Cocoa prices Friday moved sharply higher as they consolidated below this week's all-time highs. On Tuesday, NY cocoa and London cocoa posted new all-time highs on...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is up +364 (+3.85%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is up +297 (+3.84%). Cocoa prices this morning are sharply higher as they consolidate below this week's all-time highs. On Tuesday, NY cocoa and London cocoa posted new all-time highs...