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Why has Ivory Coast’s national dish attieke become a global icon?

UN cultural agency UNESCO recognises the fermented cassava meal that takes days to prepare as a living heritage object.

Al Jazeera · Jan 5, 2025

Cocoa Prices Close Higher on Dollar Weakness and Tight Supplies

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Friday closed up +101 (+0.91%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +46 (+0.51%). Cocoa prices Friday settled moderately higher. Friday's weaker dollar sparked some short covering in cocoa futures. Shrinking global cocoa stockpiles are also bullish for prices. ICE-monitored cocoa...

Barchart · Jan 3, 2025

Cocoa Prices Gain on Dollar Weakness and Tighter Supplies

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +141 (+1.26%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +76 (+0.85%). Cocoa prices today are moderately higher. Today's weaker dollar has sparked some short covering in cocoa futures. Shrinking global cocoa stockpiles are also bullish for prices. ICE-monitored...

Barchart · Jan 3, 2025

Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so

Ivory Coast says that French troops will leave the country starting January 2025, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024

Cocoa Prices Settle Higher on Global Supply Fears

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Tuesday closed up +168 (+1.46%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +29 (+0.32%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday added to Monday's sharp gains. Crop production concerns in West Africa are fueling fund buying of cocoa futures after some Ivory Coast and...

Barchart · Dec 31, 2024

Cocoa Prices Underpinned by West African Cocoa Crop Woes

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +56 (+0.49%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +29 (+0.32%). Cocoa prices today added to Monday's sharp gains. Crop production concerns in West Africa are fueling fund buying of cocoa futures after some Ivory Coast and Nigerian...

Barchart · Dec 31, 2024

Cocoa Prices Sharply Higher on West African Cocoa Crop Concerns

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Monday closed up +1,383 (+13.66%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +997 (+12.28%). Cocoa prices soared Monday and nearly recovered almost all last week's sharp losses. Crop production concerns in West Africa fueled fund buying of cocoa futures Monday after...

Barchart · Dec 30, 2024

Cocoa Prices Soar on West African Coast Cocoa Production Concerns

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +1,193 (+11.78%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +997 (+12.28%). Cocoa prices today are soaring on crop production concerns in West Africa. Some Ivory Coast and Nigerian cocoa farmers reported that cocoa trees are beginning to suffer...

Barchart · Dec 30, 2024

Amad Diallo keen to ‘make history’ with Manchester United

The 22-year-old Ivory Coast international has scored two goals and added six assists in the league this season.

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2024

Cocoa Prices Plunge on Fund Liquidation in Thin Holiday Markets

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Friday closed down -903 (-8.19%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed down -1,017 (-11.13%). Cocoa prices Friday extended this week's sharp selloff to 2-1/2 week lows. Long liquidation and profit-taking by funds hammered cocoa prices in thin year-end holiday trading. News...

Barchart · Dec 27, 2024