Cocoa prices not yet showing signs of demand destruction
Workers collect dry cocoa beans in front of the store of a cocoa cooperative in the village of Hermankono on Nov. 14, 2023. Sia Kambou | Afp | Getty Images…
West African coup juntas threaten to quit regional bloc: What it means
ACCRA, Ghana – ECOWAS flag with member flags at the second extraordinary summit on the political situation in Burkina Faso, in Accra, Ghana, on February 3, 2022. Photo by NIPAH…
West African bloc seeks solution to Niger coup as deadline nears
West African defense chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore…
Cocaine production is at its highest level on record, UN says
A customs officer takes a sample from part of the cocaine seized for the largest single seizure of cocaine in Bavaria to date, which is examined using a test tube.…
5000-Mile Carpet Of Seaweed That Is Visible From Space Threatens US Beaches
The raft of brown seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean is so vast that it can be seen from space. An enormous carpet of seaweed stretching 5,000 miles (about 8,047 kilometres),…
Jack Dorsey’s Block backs bitcoin mining firm bringing affordable electricity to Africa
The three co-founders of Gridless at one of their mining sites in Kenya. Erik Hersman ACCRA, GHANA — Up until February, Janet Maingi didn’t think much about bitcoin. Born and…