The Latest Breaking News from West Africa

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -560 (-7.19%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is down -804 (-10.29%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower, with London cocoa falling to a 4-week low. Favorable weather has moved into West Africa and is undercutting cocoa prices. Forecaster...

Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday proposed an ambitious plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby force” to fight the region’s worsening security crises, a measure that analysts say might not work due to challenges of funding and division within the regional bloc

The forced U.S. troop withdrawals from bases in Niger and Chad and the potential to shift some troops to other nations in West Africa will be key issues as the top U.S. military officer meets with his counterparts at a conference

France is planning to reduce its military presence in West and Central Africa to around 600 troops in line with President Emmanuel Macron's plans to limit the French military footprint in the region, three sources told AFP. In February 2023, Macron announced a "noticeable reduction" of French troop presence in…