The Latest Breaking News from West Africa

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday faced an angry backlash from France's remaining allies in West Africa and accusations at home of showing a neo-colonialist attitude after lamenting that African countries "forgot to say thank you" for France's decade-long military deployment to fight an Islamist insurgency.

‘Our aim was to create a space that Nigerians could connect with', says Moyo Adebayo's on his latest exhibition 'What Makes a Space Nigerian?' which explores what defines a Nigerian home

As Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger prepare to withdraw from the West African bloc Ecowas, reports show an increase in instability in the region – partly due to a lack of coordination in the fight against jihadism – with Mali now accusing Algeria of supporting Tuareg rebel groups.

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has announced that French forces will hand over control of their military base in Abidjan in January, continuing the former colonial power’s military exit from West Africa.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Revellers dressed in glitzy, colourful costumes danced down the streets of Calabar, southern Nigeria, this weekend as giant speakers blasted out Afrobeats for one of west Africa's most prestigious carnivals.

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.

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...