LACRA Leadership Embarks On Exploratory Mission To Ivory Coast Cocoa Industry

By Amos Harris Monrovia, Liberia—The Liberia Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has launched a week-long exploratory mission to the Republic of Ivory Coast, the world’s leading cocoa producer. Acting Director General Dan Saryee...

Harsh weather in West Africa pushes Cocoa prices higher amid supply concerns

Cocoa prices experienced a significant increase over the past week due to weather concerns in West Africa. The cash crop bounced from its 52-week low last week at the New York Exchange to settle at $7420 per ton. Cocoa traded at a record high in...

Ivory Coast’s main opposition says will not boycott tense polls

Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s main opposition party said Thursday it had no plans to boycott next month’s presidential election and still stood behind its candidate despite him being barred from running. The constitutional council on Monday excluded...

Cargill Suspends Cocoa Operations in Ivory Coast

Global agricultural giant Cargill Inc. has suspended cocoa grinding operations at its Ivory Coast facility for the first time in decades, exposing critical vulnerabilities in the world’s cocoa supply chain as deteriorating bean quality threatens...

Senior journalists receive training on tech revolution in China

BEIJING: SENIOR journalists and government officials from Tanzania, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast and Turkey are participating in an ongoing training seminar focused on leveraging the technological revolution as a catalyst for socioeconomic...

Ivory Coast bars top opposition leaders from contesting presidential election

Ivory Coast on Monday barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam, from next month’s presidential election in which President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a controversial fourth term....

Cote d'Ivoire: Church spearheads initiative for a peaceful election

As the presidential election scheduled for 25 October 2025 draws near, the Ivory Coast National Justice, Peace, and Environment Commission, with the Church at its helm, has recently launched a series of public conferences at the Episcopal...

Ivory Coast bars two top opposition leaders from presidential vote

Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Monday barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam, from next month’s presidential election in which President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a controversial...

Ouattara will face four other candidates in Côte d'Ivoire presidential election

The constitutional court in Côte d'Ivoire has definitively barred two top opposition leaders, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former banker Tidjane Thiam, from standing in the presidential election on the grounds they have been removed from the...

A $3 Billion Plan to Bring Water to Johannesburg Hits Opposition

(Bloomberg) -- A long-delayed 53 billion rand ($3.1 billion) project that South Africa’s commercial hub is banking on to end a growing water crisis has hit fresh opposition. Communities comprising 1,600 people have filed a formal complaint to the...

A $3bn plan to bring water to Johannesburg hits opposition

A long-delayed R53-billion project that South Africa’s commercial hub is banking on to end a growing water crisis has hit fresh opposition. Communities comprising 1 600 people have filed a formal complaint to the African Development Bank (AfDB)...

Will more of us soon be living to 100 or beyond?

At first glance, the bustling steel-and-glass cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi might not share much in common with quieter, sparsely populated Mediterranean idylls such as Ikaria in Greece or Italy’s Sardinia. However, as the UAE continues to entwine...

Cargill halts cocoa grinding in Ivory Coast amid worsening bean quality crisis 

IVORY COAST – Cargill has suspended cocoa grinding operations in Ivory Coast due to declining bean quality, signaling escalating disruptions across the global chocolate supply chain. The U.S.-based commodities giant halted processing at its...

Liberia targets global cocoa market

Monrovia, Liberia – The Acting Director General of the Liberia Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), Hon. Dan Saryee, alongside Deputy for Operations and Technical Services, Apha Gongolee, has departed Liberia for an exploratory...

Hippo overturns boat in Ivory Coast, children among 11 people missing

At least 11 people are missing after a hippopotamus overturned a passenger boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, authorities said. The missing include women, children and a baby. A hippopotamus struck and capsized a boat in Sassandra River, Ivory...

The Milken Institute Moves Climate to the Top of its Priority List  

Partner Insights How the Think Tank’s Finance, Philanthropy and Health Work Comes Together to Combat Environmental Issues. A biotech company in Tanzania that upscales organic waste into sustainable fertilizer… A Ugandan business that uses...

African MPs deliver bold call for climate finance and green development

Africa has the solutions for a green and resilient future, but global partners must step up with the financing to match its ambitions. That’s the unified message of lawmakers from 21 African parliaments who convened at the Second Africa Climate...

Yango Group launches Yango Motors in Côte d’Ivoire, debuting at Abidjan Auto Show 2025 

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 11 September 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Yango Group, the international tech company headquartered in Dubai, today announced the launch of Yango Motors, its new automotive business focused on bringing affordable,...

Cargill Halts Ivory Coast Operations Amid Cocoa Crisis

Cargill has suspended cocoa grinding operations in Ivory Coast due to poor bean quality, highlighting deepening supply chain disruptions that threaten global chocolate production and underscore structural challenges facing West Africa’s dominant...

ECOWAS Reviews Economic Feasibility For Praia-Dakar-Abidjan Corridor Projects

EXPERTS PREPARE FOR THE 4TH MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE PRAIA-DAKAR-ABIDJAN CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT To review the final optimal route and economic viability of the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan motorway development project in...