The Latest Breaking News from Ivory Coast

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +51 (+1.70%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +26 (+1.16%). Cocoa prices Tuesday rallied to 6-1/2 year highs. Cocoa prices have rallied sharply over the past month on signs of improved cocoa demand and tighter global...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Monday closed up +19 (+0.64%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +40 (+1.82%). Cocoa prices Monday posted moderate gains, with London cocoa climbing a 6-1/3 year high. Cocoa prices have rallied sharply over the past month, with NY cocoa...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Friday closed down -18 (-0.60%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +12 (+0.55%). Cocoa prices Friday settled mixed, with London cocoa posting a 6-1/3 year high. NY cocoa Friday fell back from a 2-1/3 year nearest-futures high as a...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Thursday closed up +48 (+1.62%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +27 (+1.25%). Cocoa prices Thursday closed moderately higher, with NY cocoa posting a 2-1/3 year nearest-futures high and London cocoa posting a 6-1/3 year high. Signs of improved...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Wednesday closed down -31 (-1.04%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed down -30 (-1.37%). Cocoa prices Wednesday erased early gains and retreated as an increase in ICE inventories sparked long liquidation pressures in cocoa futures. On Tuesday, ICE-monitored cocoa inventories...

There was a 20-member crew on the tanker, which has been operating in the West African zone for the past 60 days.

Several opposition activists were arrested and convicted at the end of February, once again sparking a debate on free speech and freedom of assembly in the country. A few months ahead of municipal and regional elections this autumn, opposition groups and civil society actors are denouncing intimidation attempts and attacks…

A Singapore-registered oil tanker was boarded by "unidentified persons" about 300 nautical miles (555 km) off Ivory Coast in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday, the city-state's authorities said on Tuesday night.

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +63 (+2.16%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +8 (+0.37%). Cocoa prices Tuesday closed moderately higher, with NY cocoa posting a 2-1/3 year nearest-futures high and London cocoa posting a 6-1/3 year high.Smaller cocoa supplies from...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Monday closed up +3 (+0.10%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) did not trade with markets in the UK closed for the Easter holiday. NY cocoa prices Monday posted modest gains as signs of smaller cocoa supplies from the Ivory Coast...

Around 1% of the population in Ivory Coast could be affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to estimates from the World Health Organisation. ASD is an often taboo subject, however, and treatment is hard to come by as the country severely lacks the necessary medical resources to help patients.…