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Cocoa Prices Supported by Slowing Pace of Ivory Coast Cocoa Exports

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is up +5 (+0.05%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -59 (-0.89%). Cocoa prices today are mixed. Cocoa prices have support due to the slowing pace of Ivory Coast cocoa exports, signaling tighter future cocoa supplies. Monday's government data...

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Private military firms undermine France’s quiet exit from West Africa

France has restructured its military presence in recent months, closing most of its historic bases in West Africa. However, the arrival of private military companies employing French personnel is undermining the discretion sought by army headquarters in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Funding terror: how west Africa’s deadly jihadists get the money they need to survive

The west Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s.

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Cocoa Prices Plunge as Prospects Improve for West African Cocoa Crops

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Friday closed down -514 (-5.00%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -455 (-6.41%). Cocoa prices on Friday plummeted to 1-1/2 week lows and settled sharply lower as forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa are expected to aid cocoa crop...

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Cocoa Prices Plummet on Improved Prospects for West African Cocoa Crop

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is down -434 (-4.22%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -455 (-6.41%). Cocoa prices today plummeted to 1-1/2 week lows as forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa are expected to aid cocoa crop development in the world's largest...

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Beneficial Rain in West Africa Hammers Cocoa Prices

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Thursday closed down -441 (-4.11%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -354 (-4.75%). Cocoa prices plunged on Thursday to 1-week lows. Expectations for favorable rain in West Africa to aid cocoa crop development hammered cocoa prices Thursday after meteorologist Vaisala...

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Cocoa Prices Slump on Rain in West Africa and Higher ICE Inventories

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is down -427 (-3.98%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -355 (-4.76%). Cocoa prices today fell sharply to 1-week lows. Expectations for favorable rain in West Africa to aid cocoa crop development are weighing on cocoa prices. Meteorologist Vaisala...

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Cocoa Prices Soar on West African Weather Woes

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Friday closed up +641 (+6.25%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed up +385 (+5.24%). Cocoa prices soared Friday, with NY cocoa posting a 3-1/4 month nearest-futures high and London cocoa posting a 3-month high. Weather concerns in West Africa are the...

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Cocoa Prices Surge on Renewed Supply Fears

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is up +633 (+6.17%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is up +385 (+5.24%). Cocoa prices are soaring today, with NY cocoa posting a 3-1/4 month nearest-futures high and London cocoa posting a 3-month high. Weather concerns in West Africa are...

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Foreign overfishing in Senegal fuels migration to Spain, a report finds

A report from a London-based environmental group says illegal overfishing and destructive practices by foreign vessels are responsible for increased irregular migration to Spain from Senegal in West Africa

The Independent UK

A Bay Area teenager took his life while being blackmailed. Now four people have been arrested 7,000 miles away

Three years after the heartbreaking suicide of a California teenager, authorities have arrested four men in West Africa in connection with an international financial sextortion scheme that targeted thousands of minors around the world.

The Independent UK

Cocoa Prices Fall on Favorable Weather in West Africa

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Monday closed down -359 (-4.04%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) did not trade with markets in the UK closed for the May Day holiday. Cocoa prices on Monday fell sharply on signs that improved weather conditions in West Africa benefited the...

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Improved Weather in West Africa Undercuts Cocoa Prices

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is down -406 (-4.57%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is not trading today, with markets in the UK closed for the May Day holiday. Cocoa prices today are sharply lower on signs that improved weather conditions in West Africa are...

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Burkina Faso and Mali’s fabulous flora: new plant life record released

The Illustrated Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali is the first comprehensive documentation of the remarkable plant diversity in these two west African countries.

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‘Fishing in the dark’: Spain accused of turning a blind eye to illegal fishing in West Africa

NGOs claim Spanish authorities are turning a blind eye to their fleets' activities in Senegal and Guinea Bissau.

Radio France Internationale

West African group Ecowas turns 50 amid struggle to stay united

Celebrations marking 50 years of the Economic Community of West African States – known as Ecowas – began in Ghana this week, but the mood was far from jubilant. The region’s main political and economic bloc finds itself at a crossroads after losing three key members.

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Bitter truth: Why has chocolate become so expensive?

High temperatures, ageing trees and disease have lowered cocoa supplies and raised prices.

The Independent UK

Chocolate prices up nearly 50 per cent in three years as ‘Chocflation’ persists

Chocolate prices are going up year on year making Easter a more expensive time

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Chocolate prices up by almost half in three years

Chocolate price inflation is accelerating as climate change hits West African cocoa producers, the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit said.

The Independent UK

Gambian torture victims testify in US against a member of former dictator's military

An ex-military officer in Gambia and others have testified this week against a man on federal trial, accused of conspiring to torture opponents of the West Africa nation's longtime dictator

Radio France Internationale

Children’s tale takes root in West Africa’s fight to regrow its forests

A bedtime story written by a journalist for his daughter during lockdown has grown into a reforestation movement reaching 30,000 children in West Africa.

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NY Cocoa Prices Supported by West African Cocoa Crop Concerns

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Thursday closed up +323 (+3.60%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed down -118 (-1.74%). Cocoa prices Thursday settled mixed, with NY cocoa rising to a 1-1/4 month high. Signs of a weak mid-crop cocoa harvest in West Africa supported cocoa prices....

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NY Cocoa Prices Gain on West African Cocoa Crop Concerns

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is up +324 (+3.61%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is down -126 (-1.86%). Cocoa prices today are mixed, with NY cocoa rising to a 1-1/4 month high. Cocoa prices are supported by signs of a weak mid-crop cocoa harvest in...

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Cocoa Prices Sharply Higher on West African Cocoa Mid-Crop Concerns

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Wednesday closed up +791 (+9.67%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed up +469 (+7.44%). Cocoa prices Wednesday surged to 1-month highs on signs of a weak mid-crop cocoa harvest in West Africa. According to Rabobank, late-arriving rains in the region have...

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Cocoa Prices Surge on Signs of a Weak West African Mid-Crop

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is up +790 (+9.66%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is up +476 (+7.55%). Cocoa prices today surged to 1-month highs on signs of a weak mid-crop cocoa harvest in West Africa. According to Rabobank, late-arriving rains in the region have...

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