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Cocoa Prices Stabilize as Dollar Tumbles

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) is up +79 (+1.07%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is up +5 (+0.10%). Dec NY cocoa is trading higher today, recovering a bit after Thursday's plunge of -3.52%. Cocoa prices are seeing some support today from short-covering and today's sharp decline...

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Cocoa Prices Tumble on West African Cocoa Crop Optimism

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is down -251 (-3.27%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is down -119 (-2.26%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today, with London cocoa falling to a 6-week low, after chocolate maker Mondelez International expressed optimism about this year's cocoa crop harvest...

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At least 70 killed after Canary Island migrant boat capsizes off West Africa

The incident is one of the deadliest in recent years

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Is Cocoa Heading Back to the Recent High?

Cocoa prices surged in a parabolic rally in 2024, reaching a record high of $12,931 per ton. Supply issues in West Africa lit the bullish fuse, propelling cocoa prices above the previous 1977 peak of $5,104 per ton. While cocoa has corrected from its late 2024 high, the price remains…

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Takeaways: Gambia's fishermen are caught in a 'sea war' with foreign vessels

A “sea war” is brewing off the West African nation of Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign commercial fishing vessels, and each other

The Independent UK

A 'sea war' brews off Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign vessels, and each other

A “sea war” is brewing off the West African nation of Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign commercial fishing vessels, and each other

The Independent UK

Nigerian Designer Pushes 'Afro-lux' Onto The Global Fashion Scene

Its modern architecture complemented by latticework inspired by local Yoruba textiles, Alara, west Africa's first fashion and design "concept store", is an imposing sight in Lagos, Nigeria's bustling economic capital.

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Drier West African Weather Forecasts and Tighter Inventories Lift Cocoa Prices

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is up +241 (+3.17%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is up +82 (+1.531%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today as updated weather forecasts reduced the chances for rain in the Ivory Coast this week. Cocoa prices also have support from...

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Cocoa Rallies on West African Weather Concerns and Tighter ICE Inventories

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Monday closed up +243 (+3.12%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) did not trade as markets in the UK were closed for a bank holiday. Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Monday due to concern that cold and dry weather across West...

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Weather Concerns in West Africa Boost Cocoa Prices

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is up +219 (+2.81%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) did not trade with markets in the UK closed for a bank holiday. Cocoa prices today are moving higher on concern that cold and dry weather across West Africa's cocoa-producing regions...

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Armed men on motorbikes keep conflict in motion in the Sahel

In Benin and across West Africa, riders viewed with suspicion as motorcycles now synonymous with armed fighters.

Al Jazeera

Cocoa Prices Fall Back After Recent Rally on Dry West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is down -294 (-3.43%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is down -197 (-3.41%). Cocoa prices today have continued to sell off from Monday's 2-month high, which was posted on concern about dry weather in West Africa. Cocoa prices have moved...

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Cocoa Prices Fall Back After Recent Rally on Dry West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is down -178 (-2.02%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is down -66 (-1.13%). Cocoa prices today are seeing long liquidation pressure after NY cocoa prices on Monday spiked upward to a 2-month high. Cocoa prices have seen strength in the...

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Archaeologists perplexed to find west African ancestry in early medieval England

Findings show clear signs of non-European ancestry in buried individuals with an affinity to present-day groups living in sub-Saharan west Africa

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NY Cocoa Prices Close Higher on Dry West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Tuesday closed up +15 (+0.17%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed up +68 (+1.18%). NY cocoa prices on Tuesday continued to see strength after Monday's +3% upward spike to a 2-month high. Cocoa prices on Monday rallied on concern about...

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NY Cocoa Prices Fall Back After Monday's Rally on Dry West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is down -70 (-0.80%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is up +68 (+1.18%). NY cocoa prices are trading lower today on some long liquidation pressure after Monday's +3% upward spike to a 2-month high. Cocoa prices on Monday rallied on...

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Cocoa Prices Rally on Dry West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Monday closed up +252 (+2.96%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed up +293 (+5.34%). Cocoa prices on Monday rallied to 6-week highs. Concerns about dry weather in West Africa that threatens the region's cocoa crops are pushing prices sharply higher....

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How I Host... a colorful African-inspired family lunch, with Eva Sonaike

The German-born, London-based interior designer, Eva Sonaike curates a bold West African-inspired tablescape with color, pattern and storied treasures

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Cocoa Prices Soar on Excessive Dryness in West Africa

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is up +243 (+2.85%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is up +292 (+5.32%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher and have jumped to 6-week highs. Concerns about dry weather in West Africa that threatens the region's cocoa crops are pushing...

Radio France Internationale

Thousands in the Côte d'Ivoire protest the exclusion of opposition leaders from election

Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets in Abidjan, the main city of the West African nation, to protest against the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election.

The Guardian - UK

‘Well, no, you don’t have to have children’: what African women over the age of 60 have learned about life

Women across west Africa have a life expectancy of 59. In a rare project, Sylvia Arthur set out to give voice to those who have lived beyond expectation, whose experiences have been largely overlooked

Evening Standard

Côte d'Ivoire is the authentic, uncrowded — and affordable — alternative to Barbados

A pristine coastline to rivals any Caribbean beaches, a rich cultural history and affordable-luxe accommodation. This West African gem won’t stay under the radar for long, says Matt Dennis

Radio France Internationale

Sahel countries navigate uncertainty following split from Ecowas bloc

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso face the task of untangling themselves from West Africa’s main regional bloc, Ecowas, after officially cutting ties this week. The six-month window to reverse their withdrawal expired on Tuesday. With no sign of a return, both sides must work out what the split means for…

The Conversation

The African activists who challenged colonial-era slavery in Lagos and the Gold Coast

When historians and the public think about the end of domestic slavery in west Africa, they often imagine colonial governors issuing decrees and missionaries working to end local traffic in enslaved people.

Radio France Internationale

Two years after Niger coup, human rights situation has 'spiralled'

The coup in Niger of 26 July, 2023 destabilised the Sahel region, and West Africa as a whole. Two years on, human rights activists say the situation has worsened and continue to call for the release of former president Mohamed Bazoum.

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