The Latest Breaking News from West Africa

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Wednesday closed down -105 (-1.08%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -56 (-0.85%). Cocoa prices on Wednesday retreated to 2-week lows. Cocoa prices were under pressure due to forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa, which is expected to aid...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is down -79 (-0.81%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -16 (-0.24%). Cocoa prices today are under pressure and posted 2-week lows. Cocoa prices are trading lower on forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa, which is expected to...

Half of the world’s forests were destroyed during the 20th century, with three regions mainly affected: South America, West Africa and Southeast Asia. The situation has worsened to the point that, in 2023, the European Parliament voted to ban the import of chocolate, coffee, palm oil and rubber linked to…

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Tuesday closed down -25 (-0.26%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -82 (-1.23%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday closed lower, with London cocoa posting a 2-week low. Forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa are expected to aid cocoa crop development...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is up +5 (+0.05%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -59 (-0.89%). Cocoa prices today are mixed. Cocoa prices have support due to the slowing pace of Ivory Coast cocoa exports, signaling tighter future cocoa supplies. Monday's government data...

France has restructured its military presence in recent months, closing most of its historic bases in West Africa. However, the arrival of private military companies employing French personnel is undermining the discretion sought by army headquarters in Paris.

The west Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s.

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Friday closed down -514 (-5.00%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -455 (-6.41%). Cocoa prices on Friday plummeted to 1-1/2 week lows and settled sharply lower as forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa are expected to aid cocoa crop...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is down -434 (-4.22%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -455 (-6.41%). Cocoa prices today plummeted to 1-1/2 week lows as forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa are expected to aid cocoa crop development in the world's largest...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Thursday closed down -441 (-4.11%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -354 (-4.75%). Cocoa prices plunged on Thursday to 1-week lows. Expectations for favorable rain in West Africa to aid cocoa crop development hammered cocoa prices Thursday after meteorologist Vaisala...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is down -427 (-3.98%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -355 (-4.76%). Cocoa prices today fell sharply to 1-week lows. Expectations for favorable rain in West Africa to aid cocoa crop development are weighing on cocoa prices. Meteorologist Vaisala...