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Various venues, EdinburghThis thrilling festival features Ibrahim Mahama’s unmissable meditation on the railway that plundered Ghana, nuclear attack relics, and a stunning Chris Ofili tapestry

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Thursday closed down -408 (-4.75%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -246 (-3.73%). Cocoa prices Thursday sold off sharply after Cameroon's National Cocoa and Coffee Board reported that 2023/24 (Aug/July) Cameroon cocoa production rose +1.2% y/y to 266,725. Cameroon...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +272 (+3.44%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +158 (+2.51%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher for a second session, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high. Lower cocoa production in the Ivory Coast, the world's...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Monday closed up +381 (+5.07%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +260 (+4.32%). Cocoa prices recovered from 1-month lows on Monday and rallied sharply. Short-covering emerged Monday to push cocoa prices sharply higher on lower cocoa production in the...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +369 (+4.91%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +260 (+4.32%). Cocoa prices today recovered from 1-month lows and are sharply higher. Short-covering emerged today to push cocoa prices higher on lower cocoa production in the Ivory Coast,...

Across Africa, agricultural producers are turning to digital solutions to get information about farming methods, market access or financial services. By 2022, there were 666 of these solutions operating on the continent, the highest number among all low- and medium-income regions.

Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 make up two-thirds of Africa’s population. The number is expected to reach 75% by 2030. They live in an environment of rapid urbanisation, high unemployment rates and poor state services. These are some of the factors that incline young people towards…

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Friday closed down -42 (-0.56%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +20 (+0.33%). Cocoa prices Friday settled mixed. Cocoa prices Friday extended this week's slide to 1-month lows on global cocoa demand concerns after Hershey, the world's fourth-largest chocolate...

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -38 (-0.50%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +33 (+0.55%). Cocoa prices today are mixed. Cocoa prices today extended this week's slide to 1-month lows on global cocoa demand concerns after Hershey, the world's fourth-largest chocolate producer,...