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Mounting Global Supplies and Tepid Demand Hammers Cocoa Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Friday closed down -175 (-5.71%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -107 (-5.02%). Cocoa prices settled sharply lower on Friday, plummeting to 2.75-year lows on the nearest futures chart. Cocoa prices are in the midst of a seven-week-long downtrend...

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Cocoa Prices Plummet Amid Robust Supplies and Slack Demand

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) today is down -155 (-5.06%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -100 (-4.69%). Cocoa prices are plummeting today, with May NY cocoa posting a contract low, and Mar London cocoa posting a new 2.75-year nearest futures low. Cocoa prices are...

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Ghana says at least 55 of its people killed after Russia ‘lured’ them to fight Ukraine

Foreign minister says 272 Ghanaians are thought to have been drawn into battle since 2022, after he visited Kyiv

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At least 55 Ghanaians killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine war, minister says

At least 55 Ghanaians have died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said

The Independent UK

Cocoa Prices Consolidate Above Recent Lows

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Thursday closed up +11 (+0.36%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -25 (-1.16%). Cocoa prices settled mixed on Thursday as they consolidated recent losses. On Tuesday, May NY cocoa posted a contract low, and Mar London cocoa posted a...

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Cocoa Prices Consolidate Recent Losses

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) today is up +18 (+0.59%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -16 (-0.74%). Cocoa prices are mixed today as they consolidate recent losses. On Tuesday, May NY cocoa posted a contract low, and Mar London cocoa posted a new 2.75-year...

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Cocoa Prices Stabilize From Recent Plunge

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Wednesday closed down -26 (-0.84%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed up +11 (+0.51%). Cocoa prices settled mixed on Wednesday, stabilizing above recent significant lows. On Tuesday, May NY cocoa posted a contract low, and Mar London cocoa posted a...

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Ghana's foreign minister urges Ukraine to release two Ghanaian POWs

Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on a visit to Ukraine on Wednesday, urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to release two Ghanaian prisoners of war captured fighting for Russia.

Radio France Internationale

Disability and access to justice in four African countries: strong laws, weak in practice

South Africa has a reputation as one of the most progressive countries on the African continent when it comes to disability rights.

The Conversation

Cocoa Prices Settle Lower on Abundant Supplies

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Tuesday closed down -25 (-0.81%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -36 (-1.65%). Cocoa prices moved lower on Tuesday, with May NY cocoa posting a contract low and Mar London cocoa posting a new 2.75-year nearest futures low. Cocoa...

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Cocoa Prices Retreat as Global Supplies Climb

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) today is down -34 (-1.10%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -41 (-1.88%). Cocoa prices are sliding today, with May NY cocoa posting a contract low and Mar London cocoa posting a new 2.75-year nearest futures low. Cocoa prices are...

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Royal Artillery under fire after denying access to looted Asante treasure

‘Extraordinary’ golden lamb’s head pillaged in 1874 from what is now Ghana remains hidden in officers’ mess

The Guardian - UK

Cocoa Prices Pressured by Robust Global Supplies and Tepid Demand

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Monday closed down -75 (-2.36%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -78 (-3.45%). Cocoa prices retreated on Monday but remained above last week's 2.75-year nearest-futures lows. International cocoa buyers are reluctant to pay official farm-gate prices for cocoa beans...

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Ample Supplies and Weak Demand Undercut Cocoa Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) today is down -69 (-2.17%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -80 (-3.54%). Cocoa prices are under pressure today but remain above last week's significant lows. Cocoa prices extended their seven-week selloff last week, sinking to 2.75-year lows on the...

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Ghana’s cities are getting hotter: they need more trees to keep them cool

Ghana’s cities are expanding at a breathtaking pace. From Madina to Cape Coast, from Sekondi-Takoradi to Tamale, concrete infrastructure are rising, wetlands are shrinking, and open lands are disappearing. But something else is rising quietly alongside this growth. Heat. And not just ordinary heat – dangerous urban heat.

The Independent UK

The reason people in Ghana are embracing items of traditional clothing

Ghanaians are wearing the colorful fugu outfits in a trend triggered by online mockery

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Cocoa Prices Settle Higher as Dollar Weakness Induces Short Covering

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Friday closed up +112 (+3.77%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed up +133 (+6.25%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Friday as dollar weakness ($DXY ) spurred technical short covering in cocoa futures, which had reached deeply oversold levels following this...

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Dollar Weakness Spurs Short Covering in Cocoa Futures

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +118 (+3.98%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is up +137 (+6.44%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today as dollar weakness spurred technical short covering in cocoa futures, after cocoa prices reached deeply oversold levels following this week's plunge....

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Cocoa Prices Sharply Lower as Supplies Climb and Demand Falters

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Thursday closed down -258 (-8.00%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -140 (-6.17%). Cocoa prices extended their six-week-long selloff on Thursday, sinking to 2.75-year nearest-futures lows. International cocoa buyers are reluctant to pay official prices for beans in the...

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Cocoa Prices Plummet as Buyers Retrench and Supplies Build

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -232 (-7.19%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -124 (-5.47%). Cocoa prices extended their six-week-long selloff today, sinking to 2.75-year nearest-futures lows. International cocoa buyers are reluctant to pay official prices for beans in the Ivory Coast...

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Cocoa Prices Extend Slump as Demand Craters

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -158 (-4.67%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -170 (-6.97%). Cocoa prices sold off sharply on Wednesday, with NY cocoa posting a 2.5-year nearest-futures low and London cocoa plunging to a 2.75-year low. International cocoa buyers...

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Cocoa Prices Tumble as Cocoa Buyers Reluctant to Pay Official Prices

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -139 (-4.11%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -158 (-6.48%). Cocoa prices are falling sharply today, with NY cocoa posting a 2.5-year nearest-futures low and London cocoa plunging to a 2.75-year low. International cocoa buyers are reluctant...

The Conversation

Critical mineral supply faces risks if local communities aren’t consulted enough: the case of lithium in Ghana

Clean technologies depend on critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt. Over 65% of the world’s cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nearly 40% of the world’s manganese is mined in South Africa. Substantial deposits of lithium are found in Zimbabwe. Ghana is emerging as a miner…

The Conversation

Too little, too concentrated: why AI start-up funding in Africa needs rethinking

One year after the AI Summit in Paris, the international community will meet again this week in New Delhi for the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence, whose objective will notably be to support the diffusion of AI uses in developing countries. In Africa, AI and Tech investment remains concentrated in…

Radio France Internationale

Ghana seeks formal UN acknowledgement of African slave trade injustice

Ghana will submit a resolution to the United Nations General Assembly in March to designate the African slave trade as "the most serious crime against humanity," Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama announced on Sunday during the African Union Summit in Ethiopia.

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