The Latest Breaking News from West Africa

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Wednesday closed down -204 (-3.09%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed down -189 (-3.97%). Cocoa prices fell sharply on Wednesday amid expectations of a bumper cocoa crop in West Africa. Reports from Ivory Coast cocoa farmers stated that cocoa trees...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is down -216 (-3.27%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is down -189 (-3.97%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today on the outlook for a bumper cocoa crop in West Africa. Reports from Ivory Coast cocoa farmers stated that cocoa trees...

President Donald Trump on Saturday warned of possible military intervention in Nigeria and called on the West African nation to take action against the killing of Christians. He has directed the Department of Defense to prepare for what he described as "fast" action and announced an immediate halt to all…

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) is down -186 (-3.01%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is down -126 (-2.88%). Cocoa prices today extended Monday's sell-off amid expectations of a global cocoa surplus driven by favorable West African weather and harvests. Weather forecaster Vaisala on Monday forecasted scattered...

Ivorians voted on Saturday to choose their next president, in what is being seen as the most important election in West Africa. Côte d’Ivoire remains the region’s most stable and economically prosperous nation, and the last close ally of its former colonial power, France. Yet despite recent economic growth, the…

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is down -132 (-2.09%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is down -158 (-3.50%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower amid expectations of a global cocoa surplus driven by favorable West African weather and harvests. Chocolate maker Mondelez recently said that...

Ivorians are heading to the polls on Saturday in one of the most watched presidential elections in West Africa. Incumbent Alassane Ouattara is seeking to defeat four other candidates to secure a fourth term – though key opposition figures are not on the ballot.

Street art graffiti is spreading in West Africa. In Guinea’s capital, an artist from Senegal is transforming city walls and public perceptions. Omar Diaw says graffiti was seen as vandalism in Conakry not even a decade ago. He decided to change minds by starting with public awareness murals.

Street art graffiti is spreading in West Africa

A rights group in Ghana has filed a lawsuit against the government seeking to block its arrangement with Washington to accept West Africans deported from the United States

A decade ago countries in West Africa set up a unique trade monitoring mechanism. Its purpose was to track intra-regional trade in agricultural products and livestock in the region. But the system was closed down in 2022 due to a lack of funding by regional organisations.