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Cocoa Prices Fall Back as Dollar Strength Induces Long Liquidation

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Friday closed -23 (-0.54%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed +2 (+0.06%). NY cocoa prices on Friday closed lower as a stronger dollar induced some long liquidation pressure after the 3-month rally. Cocoa prices remain underpinned by the outlook for...

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NY Cocoa Posts Contract High on Tight Global Supplies

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Thursday closed +12 (+0.28%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed -17 (-0.48%). Cocoa prices on Thursday settled mixed, with Mar NY cocoa posting a contract high. Cocoa prices remain underpinned by the outlook for tight global supplies. Last Friday, the...

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Cocoa Prices Underpinned by Outlook for Tight Global Supplies

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Wednesday closed +20 (+0.47%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed +17 (+0.48%). Cocoa prices on Wednesday posted moderate gains and saw support from the outlook for tight global supplies. The Ivory Coast's regulator last Friday halted forward sales for the...

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Cocoa Prices Remain Strong on Supply Concerns

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Tuesday closed +24 (+0.57%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed +30 (+0.85%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday closed higher on continued supply concerns. The Ivory Coast's regulator last Friday halted forward sales for the 2023-24 Ivory Coast mid crop, which starts...

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How to watch 2023 Africa Cup of Nations: live stream all 2024 AFCON matches online from anywhere

With the best teams on the continent set to converge on the Ivory Coast, here's how to watch 2023 African Cup of Nations live streams wherever you are in 2024.

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Cocoa Prices Fall Back on Dollar Strength

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Monday closed -60 (-1.40%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed -53 (-1.48%). Cocoa prices Monday gave up an early advance and closed moderately lower as a strong dollar induced long liquidation in cocoa futures. March NY cocoa Monday initially climbed...

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Cocoa Prices Jump as Ivory Coast Cocoa Regulator Halts Forward Sales

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Friday closed +71 (+1.69%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed +54 (+1.54%). Cocoa prices Friday rallied for a third day, with Mar NY cocoa posting a 1-week high and Mar London cocoa posting a contract high. Cocoa prices jumped Friday...

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Cocoa Prices Settle Higher on Dollar Weakness and Cocoa Supply Concerns

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Thursday closed +74 (+1.79%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed +87 (+2.54%). Cocoa prices Thursday posted moderate gains as a weaker dollar supported prices. Cocoa also had a positive carryover from Wednesday when Rabobank projected a 2023/24 global cocoa deficit...

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Cocoa Prices Rebound as Rabobank Projects a Global Cocoa Deficit

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Wednesday closed +20 (+0.49%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed +2 (+0.06%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses Wednesday and closed higher after Rabobank projected a 2023/24 global cocoa deficit of -160,000 MT due to output declines in the Ivory...

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Ghana’s media treats terrorism as a threat from outside – it overlooks violence at home

In 2022, 43% of all global terrorism deaths occurred in the Sahel – the region south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent. West Africa had recorded 1,800 terrorism attacks as of June 2023, resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths.

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Cocoa Prices Weighed Down by Dollar Strength

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Tuesday closed -65 (-1.56%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -44 (-1.26%). Cocoa prices Tuesday closed lower for a third session, with NY cocoa posting a 1-week low and London cocoa posting a 3-1/2 week low. Tuesday's rally in the...

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Cocoa Prices Slip as Dollar Strength Spurs Long Liquidation

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Monday closed -30 (-0.71%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -16 (-0.46%). Cocoa prices Monday posted moderate losses for a second session as prices consolidated below last week's 46-year high. Monday's rally in the dollar index to a 1-week high...

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Why iconic trees are so important to us – and how replacing those that fall is often complicated

An ancient kola tree has been cut down in southern Ghana. Local tradition held that the tree had grown on the spot where spiritual leader Komfo Anokye had spat a kola nut onto the ground three centuries previously.

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Crystal Palace gifted equaliser by West Ham as Odsonne Edouard secures point

West Ham 1-1 Crystal Palace: Edouard was gifted an equaliser as the points were shared at the London Stadium

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Ghana’s artists celebrated in new book by Manju Journal

‘Voices: Ghana’s artists in their own words’, from Manju Journal, celebrates 80 Ghanaian creatives

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Cocoa Prices Retreat After ICCO Cuts its 2022/23 GLobl Cocoa Deficit Estimate

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Friday closed -76 (-1.78%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -79 (-2.21%). On Friday, cocoa prices retreated after the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) cut its 2022/23 global cocoa deficit estimate to -99,000 MT from a previous forecast of -116,000, citing...

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The 2024 Pirelli Calendar Features an Impressive Cast, Including Naomi Campbell and Angela Bassett

Both the cast and the concept are pretty remarkable with Ghanaian visual artist Prince Gyasi taking the reins creating a truly "Timeless" work of art.

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Cocoa Prices Underpinned as Heavy Rain Drenches West African Cocoa Farms

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Thursday closed +4 (+0.09%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -2 (-0.06%). Cocoa prices on Thursday extended this week's rally, with Mar NY cocoa posting a contract high and nearest-futures (CCZ23) posting a 46-year high. Cocoa prices remain underpinned as...

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Prince Gyasi becomes Pirelli calendar’s first black photographer

Naomi Campbell, Idris Elba and Amanda Gorman among those photographed by Ghanaian artist for firm’s exclusive annual calendar

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Ghana's shea industry is not taking care of the women behind its growth

Ghana’s shea industry has a rich history. Shea – nkuto, karite, galam in some west African languages – is deeply embedded in the culture and tradition of the country’s northern regions. It is often considered a woman’s crop – women pick the fruit and extract its “butter” – and has…

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Cocoa Prices Continue Higher on Global Cocoa Supply Fears

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Wednesday closed +72 (+1.71%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +28 (+0.79%). Cocoa prices on Wednesday settled higher, with Mar NY cocoa posting a contract high and nearest-futures (CCZ23) posting a 46-year high. Continuous rain has limited fieldwork and encouraged...

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Ghana wants to restrict imports on 22 products – an economist explains how, why and what else must be done

Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has tabled in parliament a proposed ban or restrictions on imports of certain goods, including rice, sugar, poultry, fruit juices and animal intestines (tripe). The proposed legislation empowers the trade minister to issue licences to potential importers of goods. Critics of the policy say…

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Cocoa Prices Soar on Risks to Global Cocoa Production

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Tuesday closed +71 (+1.72%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +38 (+1.08%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday closed moderately higher, with Mar NY cocoa posting a contract high and nearest-futures (CCZ23) posting a 46-year high. Continuous rain has limited fieldwork and...

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Lloyds of London archives show how important the City was to transatlantic slavery

In 1783, the City of London was gripped by a court case which symbolised the brutal economics of slavery. Two years previously, the Liverpool slave ship Zong had set out from Accra, in present-day Ghana, with 442 men, women and children crammed in its hold.

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Cocoa Prices Post Moderate Gains as Ivory Coast Cocoa Exports Shrink

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Monday closed +41 (+1.00%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +27(+0.77%). Cocoa prices on Monday posted moderate gains. Signs of smaller cocoa output in the Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer, are bullish for prices. On Monday, data from...

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