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Ghana: Akosombo Dam disaster reveals a history of negligence that continues to this day

Recent heavy downpours in the Lower Volta area of Ghana led to the worst flooding in the region’s history. The flooding was caused by a spillage (a deliberate release of water) from the Akosombo Dam, the country’s biggest hydroelectric dam. Over 26,000 people were displaced. No deaths have been officially…

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Malaria: two groundbreaking vaccines have been developed, but access and rollout are still big stumbling blocks

The approval of two malaria vaccines – the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in 2021 and the R21/Matrix-MTM vaccine in 2023 – will help control, and eventually help eradicate, a disease that causes more than 600,000 deaths annually. Nearly 2 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been vaccinated with the RTS,S/AS01…

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Cocoa Prices Slip on Weakness in Cocoa Butter

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Monday closed -49 (-1.20%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -97 (-2.71%). Cocoa prices on Monday posted moderate losses. Weakness in cocoa butter prices prompted long liquidation in cocoa futures after cocoa butter prices fell to a 1-week low Monday....

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Cocoa Prices Climb on Dollar Weakness and Tight Global Supplies

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Friday closed +79 (+1.97%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +24 (+0.68%). Cocoa prices on Friday closed moderately higher. Friday's sell-off in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 2-1/2 month low supported cocoa prices. Also, signs of smaller cocoa...

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African and Caribbean nations agree move to seek reparations for slavery

African Union and Caricom members establish global reparations fund and call for formal apologies from European nations

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Ghana reparations summit calls for global fund to compensate Africans for slave trade

Delegates at a reparations summit in Ghana have resolved to set up a Global Reparation Fund to push for overdue compensation for millions of Africans enslaved centuries ago during the transatlantic slave trade

The Independent UK

Ghana calls for African united front on demand for slavery reparations

Africa is seeking an action plan on the back of growing calls for compensation for the historical enslavement of millions of its people at a conference in Ghana. Meanwhile in the Central African Republic, the UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to renew its local peacekeeping mission – MINUSCA…

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Cocoa Prices Mixed on Dollar Strength

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Wednesday closed -7 (-0.18%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +19 (+0.54%). Cocoa prices on Wednesday settled mixed. Strength in the dollar Wednesday (DXY00 ) weighed on NY cocoa prices. However, losses were muted on signs of smaller cocoa output...

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Cocoa Prices Close Sharply Lower on Long Liquidation Pressures

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Tuesday closed -105 (-2.59%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -78 (-2.19%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday gave up early gains and closed sharply lower. A rally in the British pound (^GBPUSD ) to a 2-month high Tuesday sparked long liquidation...

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Raphael Dwamena's doctor speaks out on footballer's death after decision to play on despite heart condition

Ghanaian striker died after "respectable personal decision", says cardiologist who treated him

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Cocoa Prices March Higher on Fears of a Global Cocoa Shortfall

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Monday closed +60 (+1.50%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +38 (+1.08%). Cocoa prices on Monday marched higher, with NY cocoa posting a 45-year nearest futures high and London cocoa posting a record high. Tight cocoa supplies and concerns that...

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Ghana struggles to manage exodus of nurses leaving for jobs abroad

Nearly 4,000 nurses have left Ghana for better-paid jobs in Europe and the US over the past year, according to the country's nursing association, worsening shortages of medical staff and placing increasing strain on those who remain.

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Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena dies after collapsing during Albanian Super League soccer game

Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena has died after collapsing during an Albanian Super League soccer match

The Independent UK

Cocoa Prices Underpinned by the Outlook for a Global Cocoa Shortfall

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Friday closed +42 (+1.06%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +47 (+1.35%). Cocoa prices Friday extended this week's rally, with NY posting a 45-year nearest futures high and London cocoa posting a record high. Tight cocoa supplies and concerns that...

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Cocoa Prices Rally on Limited Global Supplies

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Thursday closed +33 (+0.84%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +73 (+2.14%). Cocoa prices Thursday closed moderately higher, with NY posting a 45-year nearest futures high and London cocoa posting a record high. Tight cocoa supplies are supportive of prices....

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Ghanaians don't trust the police. A criminologist on what needs to be done about it

The relationship between Ghanaian citizens and officers of its police service is a tenuous one. Recent reports by the research network Afrobarometer show a decline in trust between citizens and officers amid complaints of harassment and bribery. There have also been accusations of the police being used by the political…

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Cocoa Prices Underpinned by Tight Supplies

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Wednesday closed +33 (+0.85%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +24 (+0.71%). Cocoa prices on Wednesday closed moderately higher, with London cocoa posting a 1-week high and NY cocoa holding just below Tuesday's 45-year nearest futures high. Tight cocoa supplies...

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NY Cocoa Falls Back from a 45-Year High on Dollar Strength

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Tuesday closed -31 (-0.79%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +9 (+0.27%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday settled mixed. NY cocoa Tuesday fell back from a new 45-year nearest futures high and closed moderately lower as a stronger dollar (DXY00 )...

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NY Cocoa Prices Boosted by Tight Global Supplies

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Monday closed +16 (+0.41%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -4 (-0.12%). Cocoa prices on Monday settled mixed, with NY cocoa climbing to a new 45-year nearest futures high. Monday's rally in the British pound (^GBPUSD) to a 1-1/2 month...

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My parents are from two different African countries: study shows how this shapes identity

More than a third of migration in sub-Saharan Africa happens within the continent. This mixing of people means that some children have parents of different national origins. Yet not enough is known about the lives of these children: how they form their identity and what impact migration has on them.

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NY Cocoa Rallies to New 45-Year High

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Friday closed +33 (+0.85%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -3 (-0.09%). NY cocoa on Friday rallied to a new 45-year nearest futures high. Meanwhile, Dec London cocoa consolidated below Monday's contract high and all-time nearest-futures high. Cocoa prices saw...

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Cocoa Closes Higher on Dollar Weakness

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Thursday closed +71 (+1.87%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +40 (+1.20%). Cocoa prices on Thursday closed moderately higher as they consolidated just below Monday's highs. A decline in the dollar index (DXY00) Thursday to a 1-week low supported cocoa...

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Dollar Strength Sparks Long Liquidation in Cocoa Futures

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Wednesday closed -23 (-0.60%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -36 (-1.06%). Cocoa prices on Wednesday posted moderate losses after a rally in the dollar index to a 4-week high sparked long liquidation in cocoa futures. On Monday, London cocoa...

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Cocoa Prices Fall Back on Dollar Strength

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Tuesday closed -9 (-0.24%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -12 (-0.35%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday closed mildly lower as a stronger dollar sparked long liquidation in cocoa futures. On Monday, London cocoa posted an all-time high, and NY cocoa...

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Cocoa Settles Mixed on Long Liquidation Pressure

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Monday closed -26 (-0.67%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +2 (+0.06%). Cocoa prices Monday settled mixed, with London cocoa posting a new all-time high. Cocoa prices gave up most of their gains Monday, with NY cocoa falling back from...

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