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Ghana’s war on illegal mining has failed – we set out to find out why

Early in his eight-year tenure, in 2017, then Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo declared a moratorium on all small-scale gold mining. He established an inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining and a joint military-police taskforce – Operation Vanguard – to enforce the ban.

The Conversation

Thomas Partey makes Villarreal debut off bench in victory over Real Oviedo

The Ghana international left Arsenal after his contract expired in June and joined Villarreal on 7 August

The Independent UK

Cocoa Prices Stabilize After Weekly Sell-off on Scattered Rain Forecasts

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is up +55 (+0.67%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is up +17 (+0.30%). NY cocoa prices today stabilized and moved a bit higher after the sharp sell-off from Monday's 2-month high. Cocoa prices rallied to that high due to recent...

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Cocoa Prices Fall Back After Recent Rally on Dry West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is down -294 (-3.43%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is down -197 (-3.41%). Cocoa prices today have continued to sell off from Monday's 2-month high, which was posted on concern about dry weather in West Africa. Cocoa prices have moved...

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Cocoa Prices Fall Back After Recent Rally on Dry West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is down -178 (-2.02%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is down -66 (-1.13%). Cocoa prices today are seeing long liquidation pressure after NY cocoa prices on Monday spiked upward to a 2-month high. Cocoa prices have seen strength in the...

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NY Cocoa Prices Close Higher on Dry West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Tuesday closed up +15 (+0.17%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed up +68 (+1.18%). NY cocoa prices on Tuesday continued to see strength after Monday's +3% upward spike to a 2-month high. Cocoa prices on Monday rallied on concern about...

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NY Cocoa Prices Fall Back After Monday's Rally on Dry West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is down -70 (-0.80%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is up +68 (+1.18%). NY cocoa prices are trading lower today on some long liquidation pressure after Monday's +3% upward spike to a 2-month high. Cocoa prices on Monday rallied on...

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Cocoa Prices Rally on Dry West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Monday closed up +252 (+2.96%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed up +293 (+5.34%). Cocoa prices on Monday rallied to 6-week highs. Concerns about dry weather in West Africa that threatens the region's cocoa crops are pushing prices sharply higher....

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Cocoa Prices Soar on Excessive Dryness in West Africa

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is up +243 (+2.85%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is up +292 (+5.32%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher and have jumped to 6-week highs. Concerns about dry weather in West Africa that threatens the region's cocoa crops are pushing...

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Cleaner kitchens, healthier lives: Ghana’s cookstove revolution gains ground

Ghana is stepping up efforts to move households away from firewood and charcoal, which are still used in 78 percent of homes and contribute to deforestation, indoor air pollution and carbon emissions. The government is promoting cleaner cookstoves as a safer, more efficient alternative.

Radio France Internationale

Are African countries aware of their own mineral wealth? Ghana and Rwanda offer two very different answers

Imagine running a business for over a century without knowing what’s in your warehouse. That’s essentially what many African countries are doing with their mineral wealth. Governments across the continent still have very little knowledge of what lies beneath their soil.

The Conversation

Demand Concerns Weigh on Cocoa Prices

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Friday closed down -118 (-1.37%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed down -21 (-0.38%). Cocoa prices gave up an early advance Friday and settled lower, with NY cocoa falling from a 5-week high. Concern about tepid chocolate demand are bearish...

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Cocoa Prices Erase Early Gains on Demand Concerns

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is down -87 (-1.01%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is down -10 (-0.18%). Cocoa prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower, with NY cocoa falling from a 5-week high. Concerns over tepid chocolate demand are bearish for...

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NY Cocoa Settles Higher on Tighter ICE Cocoa Inventories

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Thursday closed up +174 (+2.05%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed down -21 (-0.38%). Cocoa prices on Thursday settled mixed, with NY cocoa climbing to a 5-week high. NY cocoa found support Thursday on signs of tighter supplies after ICE-monitored...

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NY Cocoa Prices Gain as Supplies Tighten

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is up +197 (+2.33%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is down -38 (-0.69%). Cocoa prices today are mixed, with NY cocoa climbing to a 5-week high. NY cocoa found support today on signs of tighter supplies after ICE-monitored cocoa inventories...

Radio France Internationale

Ghana declares mourning after ministers killed in helicopter crash

Ghana has declared three days of national mourning after two government ministers were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Plastic credits: A ‘false solution’ or the answer to global plastic waste?

As UN meets to negotiate an international treaty to curb plastic pollution, many favour carbon credit-like offsetting.

Euronews

Ghana helicopter crash kills defence and environment ministers

A military helicopter crash in Ghana killed eight, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. A probe is under way.

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Cocoa Prices Settle Mixed on Currency Fluctuations

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Wednesday closed up +107 (+1.28%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed down -20 (-0.36%). Cocoa prices settled mixed on Wednesday due to currency fluctuations. NY cocoa rose Wednesday after the dollar index (DXY00 ) fell to a 1-week low. However,...

The Independent UK

Helicopter crash in Ghana kills 8 people including defense and environment ministers

The government of Ghana says that military helicopter has crashed and killed all eight people aboard including the country's defense and environmental ministers

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Cocoa Prices Mixed Due to Currency Fluctuations

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is up +87 (+1.04%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is down -20 (-0.36%). Cocoa prices today are mixed due to currency fluctuations. NY cocoa is climbing today after the dollar index (DXY00 ) fell to a 1-week low. However, London...

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Cocoa Prices Jump on Supply Fears

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Tuesday closed up +261 (+3.22%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed up +169 (+3.14%). Cocoa prices settled sharply higher Tuesday on concern that the slowdown in the pace of Ivory Coast cocoa exports could tighten global supplies. Monday's government data...

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Global Supply Concerns Underpin Cocoa Prices

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is up +276 (+3.41%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is up +169 (+3.14%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today on concern that the slowdown in the pace of Ivory Coast cocoa exports could tighten global supplies. Monday's government data showed...

Sports Illustrated

Thomas Partey: Ex-Arsenal Midfielder Granted Conditional Bail on Multiple Rape Charges

The Ghanaian is expected to continue his footballing career in Spain.

Al Jazeera

Former Arsenal midfielder Partey granted bail on rape charge

The Ghana international, who left Arsenal this summer, has been charged with sexual assaults on three women.

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