The Latest Breaking News from Ivory Coast

Cocoa Selloff Deepens as Ivory Coast Harvest Gathers Steam

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Thursday closed down -245 (-3.50%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed down -205 (-3.81%). Cocoa prices on Thursday extended their week-long selloff, with NY cocoa dropping to a 7-3/4 month nearest-futures low and London cocoa falling to a 2-week low. Harvest...

Barchart · Oct 24, 2024

Cocoa Prices Slump as Ivory Coast Cocoa Harvest Quickens

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is down -234 (-3.34%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is down -198 (-3.68%). Cocoa prices today extended their week-long selloff, with NY cocoa dropping to a 7-3/4 month nearest-futures low and London cocoa falling to a 2-week low. Harvest pressures...

Barchart · Oct 24, 2024

Cocoa Prices Continue Lower on Ivory Coast Harvest Pressures

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today are down -117 (-1.64%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is down -60 (-1.10%). Cocoa prices today added to Tuesday's sharp losses. Harvest pressures in the Ivory Coast are weighing on cocoa prices. Monday's government data showed that Ivory Coast farmers...

Barchart · Oct 23, 2024

Ivory Coast Bans Student Unions After Deadly Confrontation

Ivory Coast government bans student unions following fatal incidents, sparking controversy and arrests.

Top News · Oct 18, 2024

Cocoa Prices Slump as Ivory Coast Cocoa Crop Projections are Raised

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Friday closed down -321 (-4.13%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed down -243 (-4.18%). Cocoa prices plunged to 1-week lows on Friday and closed sharply lower on the outlook for a larger Ivory Coast cocoa crop. On Friday, Ivory Coast regulator...

Barchart · Oct 18, 2024

Cocoa Prices Retreat as Ivory Coast Hikes its Cocoa Production Estimate

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is down -325 (-4.18%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is down -214 (-4.14%). Cocoa prices today sold off to 1-week lows on the outlook for a larger Ivory Coast cocoa crop. Ivory Coast regulator Le Conseil Cafe-Cacao raised its Ivory...

Barchart · Oct 18, 2024

Victims of toxic waste dump in Ivory Coast still seeking justice

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…

France 24 · Oct 9, 2024

I was forced to have sex or I would not eat. Then I found a way to escape my traffickers

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024

Rwandan ex-doctor goes on trial in France accused of genocide

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…

France 24 · Oct 1, 2024

Dockworkers in US Eastern & Gulf ports go on strike over pay demands

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…

France 24 · Oct 1, 2024