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Ecowas bloc extends six-month grace period for departing Sahel states

West African leaders are giving the three Sahel countries led by military governments six months to reconsider their decision to quit the regional bloc Ecowas, as security issues and movements of populations cause concern among its 12 remaining members.

Radio France Internationale

Cocoa Prices Finish Sharply Higher as West African Crop Outlook Worsens

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Monday closed up +521 (+4.61%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +427 (+4.78%). Cocoa prices extended their 7-week rally Monday, with March NY cocoa and Mar London cocoa posting fresh contract and 7-3/4 month nearest-futures highs. Cocoa prices are surging...

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West Africa regional bloc sets up court for crimes under dictatorship in Gambia

West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS has approved setting up a special court Sunday to try crimes committed in Gambia during its military dictatorship

The Independent UK

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West Africa regional bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit member states

West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS, has approved an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping

The Independent UK

Cocoa Prices Settle Sharply Higher on Concern About West African Cocoa Production

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Friday closed up +479 (+4.43%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +304 (+3.53%). Cocoa prices extended their 6-week rally Friday, with March NY cocoa and Mar London cocoa posting fresh contract highs, and nearest-futures Dec NY cocoa posting a 7-1/2...

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Cocoa Prices Surge on Mounting Fears Over West Africa's Cocoa Crop

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +455 (+4.20%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +304 (+3.53%). Cocoa prices extended their 6-week rally today, with March NY cocoa and Mar London cocoa posting fresh contract highs. Cocoa prices are surging as the West African...

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Cocoa Prices Settle Higher on Deterioration of the West African Cocoa Crop

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Thursday closed up +244 (+2.31%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +206 (+2.45%). Cocoa prices extended their 6-week rally on Thursday, with Mar NY cocoa and Mar London cocoa posting fresh contract highs. Also, the nearest-futures Dec cocoa contract posted...

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West African Cocoa Crop Concerns Boost Cocoa Prices

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +229(+2.17%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +204 (+2.42%). Cocoa prices today extended their 6-week rally, with Mar NY cocoa and Mar London cocoa posting fresh contract highs. Cocoa prices are surging as the West African cocoa...

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Cocoa Prices Settle Slightly Higher on West African Cocoa Crop Concerns

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Wednesday closed up +20 (+0.19%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +12 (+0.14%). Cocoa prices Wednesday settled slightly higher, with Mar London cocoa climbing to a new contract high and nearest-futures NY cocoa (Z24) posting a 6-month high. Cocoa prices...

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Cocoa Prices Supported by Deterioration of the West African Cocoa Crop Outlook

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +2 (+0.02%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +12 (+0.14%). Cocoa prices today are slightly higher, with Mar London cocoa posting a new contract high. Cocoa prices have rallied sharply over the past 6 weeks, with Mar...

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Polls close in Ghana elections dominated by economic woes

Ghanaians vote in presidential, legislative elections dominated by concerns over economic crisis in West African nation.

Al Jazeera

Cocoa Settles Sharply Higher as Dry Weather Threatens the West African Mid-Crop

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Wednesday closed up +363 (+4.02%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +198 (+2.68%). Cocoa prices Wednesday settled sharply higher and recovered most of Tuesday's losses. Cocoa prices rallied Wednesday after weather forecaster Maxar Technologies said dry conditions in West Africa...

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Cocoa Gains as Dry Weather Threatens the West African Mid-Crop

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +355 (+3.93%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +200 (+2.71%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher and recovered most of Tuesday's losses. Cocoa prices rallied today after weather forecaster Maxar Technologies said dry conditions in West Africa...

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Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre

Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital of Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each time

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Cocoa Prices Jump on Uncertainty Over West Africa's Cocoa Crops

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +340 (+3.75%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +105 (+1.38%). Cocoa prices today are moving higher, with Mar NY and London cocoa posting contract highs and Dec London cocoa posting a 4-1/2 month nearest-futures high. Cocoa prices...

The Conversation

Gabon’s coup leaders have changed the constitution to entrench their power – it’s a growing trend in west Africa

More than a year after a military coup, Gabonese citizens have held a referendum in which they approved a new draft constitution. The constitutional revisions targeted dynastic rule by introducing presidential term limits and banning family members of a sitting president from running for the office.

The Independent UK

For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French as massacre

France's President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a massacre

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Cocoa Prices Surge on West African Cocoa Crop Concerns

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Friday closed up +448 (+5.30%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +413 (+5.62%). Cocoa prices soared Friday, with NY cocoa posting a 2-1/2 month high and London cocoa posting a 4-1/4 month high. The impact of recent heavy rains on...

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Cocoa Prices Soar on West African Cocoa Crop Woes

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is up +453 (+5.36%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is up +401 (+5.46%). Cocoa prices are soaring today, with NY cocoa posting a 2-1/2 month high and London cocoa posting a 4-1/4 month high. The impact of recent heavy rains...

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Cocoa Prices Post Moderate Losses on Favorable West African Harvest Weather

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Wednesday closed down -234 (-2.73%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed down -29 (-0.40%). Cocoa prices posted moderate losses on Wednesday as favorable weather in West Africa has allowed farmers to return to fields and proceed with the ongoing harvest of...

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Cocoa Prices Retreat as Favorable West African Weather Aids the Cocoa Harvest

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is down -234 (-2.73%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is down -29 (-0.40%). Cocoa prices today are moderately lower, as favorable weather in West Africa has allowed farmers to return to fields and proceed with the ongoing harvest of the...

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Cocoa Prices Settle Higher on West African Cocoa Crop Concerns

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Tuesday closed up +170 (+2.02%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +244 (+3.49%). Cocoa prices Tuesday moved higher, with London cocoa rallying sharply to a 4-month high. Cocoa rallied Tuesday on concern about cocoa crop production in West Africa after...

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Cocoa Prices Jump on West African Cocoa Crop Concerns

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is up +181 (+2.15%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is up +245 (+3.50%). Cocoa prices today are climbing, with London cocoa sharply higher at a 4-month high. Cocoa is rallying today on concern about cocoa crop production in West Africa...

The Guardian - UK

Cutting-edge labs, a rainforest gallery and guesthouse: Nigeria to open art museum for 21st century

With a campus-style layout inspired by the ancient city, Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art has the potential ‘to be amongst the best in the world for holding returning objects’

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Is the Cocoa Rally Over?

Cocoa prices soared in 2024, reaching twice the pre-2024 record high. West African weather caused cocoa bean shortages, lifting prices into the stratosphere. As the cocoa market moves towards the end of 2024, prices remain elevated but have retreated from record levels.

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