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Cocoa Prices Surge on Smaller Ivory Coast Cocoa Output

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +527 (+6.84%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +316 (+4.94%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week high. Lower cocoa production in the Ivory Coast, the world's largest producer, is a bullish...

Barchart · Jul 9, 2024

Ghana is planning its first nuclear energy plant: what’s behind the decision

Ghana is considering bids from five companies for the construction of what would be its first nuclear power plant. The companies are: France’s EDF, US-based NuScale Power and Regnum Technology Group; China National Nuclear Corporation; South Korea’s Kepco and its subsidiary Korea Hydro Nuclear Power Corporation; and Russia’s Rosatom. The…

The Conversation · Jul 9, 2024

Cocoa Prices Close Lower on Improved Weather Conditions in West Africa

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Monday closed down -145 (-1.85%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -154 (-2.35%). Cocoa prices Monday retreated as improved weather conditions in West Africa should boost the region's cocoa yields and is negative for prices. Cocoa farmers in the...

Barchart · Jul 8, 2024

Women football players in Africa have overcome enormous barriers – new book tells the story

Women’s Football in Africa, the first in-depth book on the subject, traces the history of women’s soccer from initially being banned through to today’s growing numbers of fans and broadcasting potential. It’s a story of triumph despite enormous barriers – among them sexism, abuse, homophobia and religion. We asked its…

The Conversation · Jul 4, 2024

Dot.ateliers | Ogbojo is an 'oasis' for writers and curators in Ghana

Dot.ateliers | Ogbojo in Accra, Ghana was designed by emerging studio DeRoché Strohmayer for artist Amoako Boafo as a writer’s and curator’s residency space for the country's creatives

Wallpaper · Jul 4, 2024

Cocoa Erases Early Gains as Marex Group Projects a Global Cocoa Surplus

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) Wednesday closed down -82 (-1.05%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -24 (-0.37%). Cocoa prices Wednesday gave up an early advance and settled moderately lower as long liquidation emerged after Marex Group said it expects a global 2024/25 cocoa surplus...

Barchart · Jul 3, 2024

Cocoa Prices Push Higher as Current Cocoa Supplies Remain Tight

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +70 (+0.90%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +87 (+1.34%). Cocoa prices today added to Tuesday's sharp gains, with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high and London cocoa climbing to a 1-week high. The price movement...

Barchart · Jul 3, 2024

Ghana’s schools don’t teach enough about geoscience: why kids need to know how the planet works

Over the last few decades Ghana has seen a rise in environmental degradation such as pollution, deforestation and land degradation. These have been driven by urbanisation, industrialisation, carbon emissions and waste burning. Environmental problems have an impact on public health and the economy. One path to finding solutions is geoscience…

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2024

Cocoa Prices Finish Sharply Higher as ICE Cocoa Inventories Shrink

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Tuesday closed up +495 (+6.79%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +306 (+4.96%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Tuesday and recovered all of Monday's losses. The price movement in cocoa remains highly volatile, and little news can move prices...

Barchart · Jul 2, 2024

Cocoa Prices Close Sharply Lower on a Better Supply Outlook

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Monday closed down -438 (-5.67%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -194 (-3.05%). Cocoa prices on Monday finished sharply lower, with NY cocoa posting a 5-week low. The outlook for Ivory Coast cocoa production to improve is weighing on...

Barchart · Jul 1, 2024