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Cocoa Prices Underpinned by Concern Global Cocoa Shortage to Persist

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) today is up +243 (+2.31%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is up +364 (+4.20%). Cocoa prices today extended this week's rally and posted 1-1/2 month highs. Concerns that the global cocoa shortage will persist are underpinning prices. Reuters reported Wednesday that...

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How to experience Africa’s wildest coastline from the comfort of your balcony

With demand growing for more adventurous escapes, Mark Stratton sets sail on a new holiday at sea that takes travellers away from the usual tourist spots

The Independent UK

Situation in Sudan's El Fasher a 'disaster', former MSF chief warns

In tonight's edition: As the World Health Organization warns of the prospect of mass starvation in war-stricken Sudan, we speak to the former director of Médecins Sans Frontières about the devastation being wrought on the Darfuri city of El Fasher. Also, as Ghana moves a step closer to unlocking millions…

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Cocoa Prices Settle Sharply Higher on Fears of a Prolonged Supply Shortage

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Wednesday closed up +629 (+6.35%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +546 (+6.73%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Wednesday to 6-week highs. Cocoa prices surged on concern about a prolonged shortage of cocoa supplies after Reuters reported Wednesday that...

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Cocoa Prices Surge on Fears of a Prolonged Supply Shortage

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24) today is up +662 (+6.68%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24) is up +556 (+6.85%). Cocoa prices today rallied sharply to 6-week highs. Cocoa prices are sharply higher on concern about a prolonged shortage of cocoa supplies after Reuters reported today that Ghana is...

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Africa’s freeports should boost trade and foreign exchange earnings – but evidence is thin

The concept of a freeport – an area where normal tax and customs rules don’t apply – has existed for centuries. Over time, different terms have emerged. They include export processing zones, free trade zones, special economic zones and industrial free zones. West Africa has 29 free zones, spanning 11…

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Bicycles can change lives, especially in rural Africa – new report looks at their use in Ghana and Malawi

To many people around the world bicycles are a crucial means of transport, especially for carrying loads in rural areas. While their benefits are huge and many organisations are working on making access to bicycles a reality, a range of barriers still prevent them from being more widely available in…

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Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Farming just one kind of crop in a field at a time, and using a lot of chemicals, poses a risk to both people and nature. This simplified intensive agriculture often goes hand in hand with increased greenhouse gas emissions, land and water degradation, and loss of biodiversity.

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We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vast

Shark finning – the practice of removing the fins from a captured shark and discarding the rest, often still alive, back into the ocean – is banned in many countries due to its inhumane and unsustainable nature. However, these fins are highly valued for their use in shark fin soup,…

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How to watch Mali vs Ghana FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for World Cup qualifier today

Both teams looking to close gap on surprise leaders Comoros Islands

Evening Standard

US military completes major exercise in Africa and works to deepen partnerships

Military forces from the United States and nearly three dozen countries have wrapped up the largest annual joint training exercise in Africa after two weeks in Tunisia, Ghana, Senegal and Morocco

The Independent UK

New Horizon: Changing Lives Through Fashion

The "Fashion Expressions: the Stories She Wears" program, created by UNFPA and Prada Group, is life-changing for some of Ghana's most vulnerable young women. Marie Claire meets three of these girls to hear their stories and see how fashion has impacted their futures.

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Stevie Wonder’s Ghanaian citizenship reflects long-standing links between African Americans and the continent

There’s a long history of African Americans settling in Ghana or keeping in close contact with the first African country to gain independence. This relationship has most recently been exemplified by musician Stevie Wonder taking up Ghanaian citizenship.

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A Ghana toddler sets a world record as the youngest male artist. His mom says he just loves colors

A toddler in the West African country of Ghana has set the record as the world’s youngest male artist

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Ghana’s anti-LGBTIQ+ bill is being challenged in the supreme court. Why the decision to broadcast it live matters

Ghana’s Supreme Court is live televising its proceedings on the country’s controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill. This was on the request of Ghana’s attorney general, who cited public interest and transparency.

The Independent UK

The ‘super short, tricky words’ key to winning a National Spelling Bee

There is skill in guessing, competitors say

The Times of India

Mukesh Ambani sets sights on Africa with telecom venture

Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is set to enter Africa with a telecoms venture, seeking to win mobile broadband customers in a high-growth market.

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Artist Abdur Rahman Muhammad reframes the ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag to consider migration

Abdur Rahman Muhammad casts the ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag in oils as a potent symbol of migration in ‘The Allegory of a Seeker’, on view at ADA gallery in Accra

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Have Reportedly Been Invited to Visit This Country After The “Triumph” of Their Three-Day Nigeria Trip

“They will pull out all the stops to make them feel at home.”

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“Those Are Rules”: 12-Year-Old Sparks Controversy By Refusing To Cut His Long Hair For School

"His father's from Ghana, so culturally, his family told me not to cut it until he was three." The post “Those Are Rules”: 12-Year-Old Sparks Controversy By Refusing To Cut His Long Hair For School first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks

Internet-enabled phones can play a unique role in sub-Saharan Africa, where infrastructure and public services are among the world’s least developed

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Cocoa Prices End Lower on the Outlook for Beneficial Rain in West Africa

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Friday closed down -45 (-0.61%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -108 (-1.73%). Cocoa prices settled moderately lower on Friday due to the outlook for much-needed rain in West Africa. Cocoa recovered from its worst levels Friday as short...

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Cocoa Prices Slip on Expectations for Needed Rain in West Africa

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) today is down -39 (-0.53%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is down -109 (-1.75%). Cocoa prices today are moderately lower. Cocoa recovered from its worst levels today as short covering emerged after updated weather forecasts lowered the rainfall amounts expected next...

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Cocoa Settles Sharply Lower as Volatile Price Moves Continue

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Thursday closed down -450 (-5.74%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -325 (-4.96%). Cocoa prices posted sharp losses on Thursday as the market continued its volatile price swings. Price moves in cocoa have been amplified by a lack of...

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Caleb Azumah Nelson wins £20,000 Dylan Thomas prize for Small Worlds

Judges describe second novel set between south-east London and Ghana as ‘symphonic’ and ‘viscerally moving’

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