The Latest Breaking News from West Africa

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

An ex-military officer in Gambia and others have testified this week against a man on federal trial, accused of conspiring to torture opponents of the West Africa nation's longtime dictator

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...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is down -56 (-0.69%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is down -88 (-1.39%). Cocoa prices today are moderately lower as favorable weather in West Africa aids pod developments and should boost yields for the upcoming mid-crop cocoa harvest. Cocoa prices...