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Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps
The price of chocolate bars has shot up across the world over the past year, meaning they can feel like a luxury - yet West Africa's cocoa…
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CAN 2025: All the third-place playoffs in the tournament’s history
All the third-place playoffs in the history of CAN 2025 Egypt/@CAF Egypt and Nigeria are set to clash this Saturday, January 17, 2026, at…
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Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader foiled, says junta
A plot to kill Burkina Faso's military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced. The…
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Senegal, Morocco, Ivory Coast... which squad has the highest market value at AFCON 2025?
Which squad has the highest market value at AFCON 2025? Sénégal/@senego Morocco is gearing up to host Africa’s grand football spectacle…
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Ivory Coast president, 83, secures fourth term after two rivals barred
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term following an election in which two of his biggest challengers were…
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Ivory Coast heads to the polls in an election that could see Ouattara rule for almost 20 years
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast is voting to elect a new leader Saturday as longtime President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth…
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Ivory Coast's leader urges youth to vote in key election, touting himself as best choice
ABIDJAN. Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara called on the country’s youth to vote in large numbers in the…
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'Business is at a standstill' - Mali jihadists' fuel blockade hits the capital
'Business is at a standstill' - Mali jihadists' fuel blockade hits the capital Source link
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Ivory Coast's 'iron lady' - from hiding in a bunker to presidential hopeful
Former Ivory Coast First Lady Simone Gbagbo has gone from hiding in a bunker in an attempt to avoid arrest to defiantly announcing she…
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Ivory Coast president, 83, says he will run for fourth term
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has announced he will run for a fourth term in October's election. In a statement, the 83-year-old…
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Burkina Faso rejects Ivory Coast's statement that activist died by suicide
Burkina Faso has said it considers the death of a Burkinabé activist in custody in Ivory Coast to be an "assassination". Alain Traoré,…
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Cocoa Prices Jump on Dry Weather Concerns for West Africa
Bar of chocolate by Karandaev via iStock September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25) today is up +198 (+2.44%), and September ICE London cocoa #7…
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Is Ivory Coast's red card politics an own goal for democracy?
Even a stellar international business career cannot prepare you for the hard realities of politics in Ivory Coast, where some are…
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'I was born Ivorian' - bank boss barred from running for president tells BBC
Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and the leader of Ivory Coast's main opposition party, has told the BBC that he will not give…
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Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base as French military departs
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast officially took control of the last remaining French military base in the country on Thursday as…
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Ivory Coast says French troops to leave West African nation
Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of the…
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Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast announced on Tuesday that French troops will leave the country after a decadeslong military…