Kemi Seba, special advisor to the junta’s leader in Niger arrested in Paris
Beninese pan-Africanist Kemi Seba, known for his outspoken anti-Western views and stripped of his French nationality in July 2024, was arrested in Paris on October […]
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Ghana’s Cocoa Industry Faces Crisis as Production Plummets
Ghana’s cocoa industry is facing a severe downturn as production figures reveal a staggering decline. With the harvest season nearing its end in June, cocoa […]
Ghana’s Cocoa Crisis Worsens as Delivery Delays Expected
According to five sources who spoke to Reuters, Ghana, the world’s second-largest cocoa producer, is planning to postpone the delivery of up to 350,000 tons […]
Cameroon: chocolate-makers squeezed by high cocoa prices
At his plantation in Muyuka, southwest Cameroon, Chief Orok John diligently inspects his young cocoa plants, grappling with pod diseases that have plagued his crops […]
Ivory Coast Set to Raise Official Cocoa Farmgate Price
Ivory Coast, recognized as the premier cocoa exporter worldwide, is poised to elevate its official cocoa farmgate price from 1,000 CFA to 1,500 CFA francs […]
Major Internet Outages Strike South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and Ivory Coast
Significant internet disruptions have been documented across several African nations. South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana, and Burkina Faso have all experienced outages, with […]
Gbagbo to Contest 2025 Election: Former Ivory Coast President Agrees
On Saturday, former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, acquitted of war crimes charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2019, agreed to lead his […]
French military presence in Ivory Coast ‘begs’ for “remodeling” — Macron’s Africa envoy
French military presence in Côte d’Ivoire should be “remodeled” or “reshaped”, Jean-Marie Bockel, French President Emmanuel Macron’s envoy for Africa, said on Wednesday (21 February) […]
AFCON 2024: Algeria knocked out of Africa Cup of Nations by Mauritania
Algeria has suffered a humiliating exit from the Africa Cup of Nations, taking place in Ivory Coast, after losing 1-0 to Mauritania in a game […]
Guinea-Bissau and Italian oil company Eni sign agreement to boost hydrocarbon exploration
Guinea-Bissau and Italian oil company Eni will start a collaboration in the areas of exploration, natural climate solutions, agriculture, sustainability and health, the transalpine company […]