What's ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and ...
Dry season in Ivory Coast triggers cocoa shortage fears, farmers say
A lack of rain in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could delay the start of the April-to-September mid-crop, ...
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Cocoa Prices Finish Sharply Higher on Excessive Dryness in West Africa
Tuesday closed up +417 (+4.29%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed up +261 (+3.35%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply ...
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Insufficient West African Rains Spark Short Covering in Cocoa Futures
ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) today is up +414 (+4.26%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) is up +242 (+3.10%). Cocoa prices today ...
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France’s bitter retreat from west Africa
Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...
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France to pull troops from Ivory Coast in February
France will hand back to Ivory Coast its only military base in the west African country in a ceremony on February 20, sources with knowledge of the talks told AFP on Thursday. Ivory Coast President ...
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Production stopped at West Africa field as FPSO heads for dry dock
Canadian Natural Resources has stopped production from its Baobab oilfield offshore Ivory Coast as it prepares to mobilise ...
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Ex-banker Thiam renounces French citizenship to run in Ivory Coast election
ABIDJAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam has renounced his French citizenship to meet eligibility conditions for Ivory Coast's presidential election in October, as his ...
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Chocolate prices soar this Valentine’s Day due to cocoa cost hike
Hershey’s said it buys cocoa nearly a year in advance, so the cost at the store this Valentine’s Day won’t reflect today’s ...