The Latest Breaking News from West Africa

After seven years in development, Côte d’Ivoire has launched West Africa’s first agricultural commodities exchange – the Bourse des Matières Premières Agricoles or BMPA.

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Thursday closed down -524 (-5.44%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -305 (-4.69%). Cocoa prices on Thursday extended their week-long selloff, with NY cocoa falling sharply to a 2-1/2 week low and London cocoa sinking to a 3-week low. Cocoa...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Tuesday closed down -25 (-0.26%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -82 (-1.23%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday closed lower, with London cocoa posting a 2-week low. Forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa are expected to aid cocoa crop development...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is up +5 (+0.05%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -59 (-0.89%). Cocoa prices today are mixed. Cocoa prices have support due to the slowing pace of Ivory Coast cocoa exports, signaling tighter future cocoa supplies. Monday's government data...

France has restructured its military presence in recent months, closing most of its historic bases in West Africa. However, the arrival of private military companies employing French personnel is undermining the discretion sought by army headquarters in Paris.

The west Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s.

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Friday closed down -514 (-5.00%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -455 (-6.41%). Cocoa prices on Friday plummeted to 1-1/2 week lows and settled sharply lower as forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa are expected to aid cocoa crop...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is down -434 (-4.22%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -455 (-6.41%). Cocoa prices today plummeted to 1-1/2 week lows as forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa are expected to aid cocoa crop development in the world's largest...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Thursday closed down -441 (-4.11%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -354 (-4.75%). Cocoa prices plunged on Thursday to 1-week lows. Expectations for favorable rain in West Africa to aid cocoa crop development hammered cocoa prices Thursday after meteorologist Vaisala...