The Latest Breaking News from Ivory Coast

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is down -252 (-3.41%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is down -134 (-2.39%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week low and London cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week low. Harvest pressures in the Ivory Coast...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Monday closed down -56 (-0.75%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +25 (+0.45%). Cocoa prices Monday settled mixed, with NY cocoa posting a fresh 1-week low. Increased cocoa production in the Ivory Coast is bearish for prices after Monday's government...

It's an environmental tragedy with ongoing consequences in Ivory Coast. Back in 2006, the company Trafigura wanted to get rid of 500 cubic metres of toxic waste from the refining of petroleum products stored on its cargo ship Probo Koala. After three countries refused the ship, it finally unloaded its…

I was 19 when I was tricked into travelling to Ivory Coast and sexually exploited, but now the police are helping me return to Nigeria

In tonight's edition: a former Rwandan doctor is on trial in Paris for allegedly helping destroy evidence of some of the killings during the 1994 genocide. Also, Kenyan lawmakers have started the process of removing the country's deputy president from office. Plus, the game of Maracana has its own World…

The union representing 45,000 dockworkers in the United States announced a strike at midnight on Tuesday in American ports all the way from Maine to Texas. The workers are asking for better pay and guarantees against automation as the shipping industry has seen skyrocketing profits this year. The industrial action…

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Wednesday closed up +88 (+1.12%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +117 (+2.26%). Cocoa prices posted moderate gains on Wednesday, with NY cocoa climbing to a 2-week nearest-futures high. Lower cocoa production in the Ivory Coast, the world's largest producer,...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is up +95 (+1.21%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is up +117 (+2.26%). Cocoa prices today are moderately higher, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week nearest-futures high. Lower cocoa production in the Ivory Coast, the world's largest producer, supported cocoa...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) on Tuesday closed up +81 (+1.04%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed down -81 (-1.54%). Cocoa prices Tuesday settled mixed, with London cocoa posting a 2-1/2 week low. Lower cocoa production in the Ivory Coast, the world's largest producer, supports cocoa...