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Dollar Strength Sparks Long Liquidation in Cocoa Futures

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Tuesday closed -74 (-2.11%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -54 (-1.78%). Cocoa prices Tuesday closed moderately lower after a rally in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 10-1/4 month high sparked long liquidation in cocoa futures. In a...

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WHO recommends Malaria vaccine made by Oxford University and Serum Institute of India

To date, the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine has been licensed for use in Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. Read further on Dynamite News

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Ghana gets innovative to meet its renewables target

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the floating solar power plant in Ghana. There’s “On This Day”, the “Listeners Corner” with Melissa Chemam, and of course, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question too, so click on…

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Cocoa Prices Weighed Down by an Improved Ivory Coast Cocoa Crop Outlook

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Friday closed -41 (-1.19%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -29 (-0.97%). Cocoa prices Friday closed moderately lower, with London cocoa falling to a 3-week low. An improved outlook for the Ivory Coast's main crop is weighing on cocoa prices....

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Israel’s MASHAV: A Legacy Of Development In Africa

MASHAV, Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation, continues to make a difference in Africa through capacity building and sustainable projects.

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Cocoa Prices Close Higher as ICE Cocoa Inventories Tighten

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Thursday closed +43 (+1.26%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +25 (+0.85%). Cocoa prices Thursday posted moderate gains on ever-tighter cocoa supplies. ICE-monitored cocoa inventories held in U.S. ports have declined steadily over the past four months to a 7-1/2...

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Akan folklore contains ancient wisdom that could benefit Ghana's western-style education system

Philosophies of education serve as frameworks for producing lifelong learners and a knowledgeable and skilled human workforce who develop their societies. Ghana’s education system currently favours a western educational philosophy, relegating its indigenous philosophies to the back burner.

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4 environmental, human rights activists awarded 'Alternative Nobel' prizes

The Right Livelihood Award — known as the “Alternative Nobel” — has been awarded to two environment activists from Kenya and Cambodia, a human right defender from Ghana and a humanitarian group that rescues migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

The Independent UK

Cocoa Prices Tumble on Asset Risk Aversion

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Wednesday closed -84 (-2.40%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -48 (-1.60%). Cocoa prices Wednesday retreated, with NY cocoa posting a 1-month low and London cocoa posting a 2-1/2 week low. Wednesday's fall in the S&P 500 to a 3-3/4...

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Akyaaba Addai-Sebo: the shocking conversation that led him to start UK Black History Month

In the mid-1980s he invited Angela Davis, Winnie Mandela, Jesse Jackson and Ray Charles to talk to communities across the country. Thus began an enormous, ongoing, consciousness-changing event

The Guardian - UK

Cocoa Prices Recover Early Losses as Supplies Tighten

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Tuesday closed +4 (+0.11%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +22 (+0.74%). Cocoa prices Tuesday closed moderately higher, with NY cocoa recovering from a 4-week low. Short-covering in cocoa futures emerged Tuesday on signs of ever-tighter supplies after ICE-monitored cocoa...

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Cocoa Prices Retreat on Beneficial Growing Conditions in the Ivory Coast

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Monday closed -86 (-2.40%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -43 (-1.42%). Cocoa prices Monday posted moderate losses, with NY cocoa falling to a 4-week low. Monday's rally in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 6-½ month high undercut...

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Kwame Nkrumah: memorials to the man who led Ghana to independence have been built, erased and revived again

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park lies at the centre of Ghana’s capital, Accra. Recently renovated, it is dedicated to the memory of Kwame Nkrumah, the leader of Ghana’s independence struggle and its first president. Marking the spot of his final resting place at the park is a massive statue.

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Kojo Marfo: the maverick Ghanaian artist on his new Mayfair exhibition, and why truth trumps beauty

This latest show is an attempt to appeal to our humanity, something that tragedy has taught him is all-too important

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Cocoa Prices Mixed on Currency Fluctuations

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Friday closed -13 (-0.36%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +21 (+0.70%). Cocoa prices Friday settled mixed. NY cocoa Friday was under pressure as the dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 6-1/2 month high. However, London cocoa Friday moved...

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Ghana police arrest 49 as high cost of living triggers street protests

In recent months, public discontent has been growing in Ghana over the rising cost of living for everyday people.

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Ghana arrests demonstrators protesting against the country's economic crisis

Police in Ghana have arrested protesters demonstrating against the cost of living and the economic crisis gripping the country, once seen as a model economy in Africa.

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Dollar Weakness Sparks Short Covering in Cocoa Futures

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Thursday closed +25 (+0.70%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +15 (+0.50%). Cocoa prices Thursday recovered from early losses and closed moderately higher. The dollar index Thursday fell back from a 6-1/2 month high and turned lower, which sparked short...

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Risk Off Sentiment in Commodities Weighs on Cocoa Prices

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Wednesday closed -72 (-1.98%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -66 (-2.16%). Cocoa prices Wednesday closed sharply lower, with NY cocoa falling to a 3-week low and London cocoa dropping to a 1-1/2 week low. Concerns that the Fed would...

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Suicide in Ghana: society expects men to be providers – new study explores this pressure

Suicide is a complex behaviour that is widely regarded as a significant public health issue across the globe. It is influenced by psychiatric, psychological, biological, social, cultural, economic and existential factors. In most countries, the rate of male suicides is between 3 and 7.5 times higher than that of females…

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Cocoa Prices Fall Back on Long Liquidation Pressure

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Monday closed down -136 (-3.62%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed down -90 (-2.88%). Cocoa prices Monday fell on long liquidation pressure sparked by a risk-off environment in the asset markets ahead of this week's FOMC meeting. Cocoa prices have...

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Corruption in South Africa: would paying whistleblowers help?

Whistleblowing is an important tool in fighting corruption. In South Africa, the commission of inquiry into state capture recommended that the government should provide financial rewards for whistleblowers who report corruption.

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Shrinking Global Output Pushes Cocoa Prices Higher

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Friday closed +27 (+0.72%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +14 (+0.45%). Cocoa prices Friday settled moderately higher, with Dec NY cocoa posting a contract high and Dec London cocoa posting a record nearest-futures high. Cocoa prices have trended higher...

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Cocoa Prices Push Higher on Global Production Concerns

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Thursday closed +4 (+0.11%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +17 (+0.55%). Dec NY cocoa and Dec London cocoa on Thursday extended Wednesday's gains and posted fresh contract highs. Gains in London cocoa accelerated Thursday after the British pound (^GBPUSD...

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Rugbynomics: The financial impact of hosting a Rugby World Cup

As France hosts hundreds of thousands of rugby fans from around the world for the 2023 World Cup, we take a deep-dive into the business that surrounds the game with Herbert Mensah, president of Rugby Africa who joins us from Accra in Ghana, as well as Christina Philippou, a principal…

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