The Latest Breaking News from West Africa

Chocolate price inflation is accelerating as climate change hits West African cocoa producers, the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit said.

Chocolate prices are going up year on year making Easter a more expensive time

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Wednesday closed up +791 (+9.67%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed up +469 (+7.44%). Cocoa prices Wednesday surged to 1-month highs on signs of a weak mid-crop cocoa harvest in West Africa. According to Rabobank, late-arriving rains in the region have...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is up +790 (+9.66%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is up +476 (+7.55%). Cocoa prices today surged to 1-month highs on signs of a weak mid-crop cocoa harvest in West Africa. According to Rabobank, late-arriving rains in the region have...

Ghana has launched West Africa's largest floating solar project, marking a significant step towards increasing its renewable energy capacity. The country aims to raise its share of renewable energy from the current 1% to 10% by 2030.

Each night, throughout Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, families gather, neighbors share food freely and communities come together around beloved culinary traditions that carry both comfort and meaning.

A solar power plant in this rural corner of Mali has jolted a village to life and awakened dreams of steady power in this West African nation

Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has been sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the West African nation’s constitution

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Tuesday closed down -84 (-1.04%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed down -128 (-2.03%). Cocoa prices settled moderately lower on Tuesday as favorable weather in West Africa aids pod developments and should boost yields for the upcoming mid-crop cocoa harvest. Cocoa...