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Heavy Rains Have Killed 15 In Ivory Coast
The heavy rains drenching Ivory Coast since May have killed at least 15 people in the economic capital Abidjan and...
Four Killed In I.Coast Clashes Between Ex-Rebels and Police
Four people were killed when police clashed with former rebels barricading the road into the Ivorian city of Bouake, as...
I. Coast Economic ‘miracle’ Risks Morphing Into Mirage
Following a string of mutinies, plummeting cocoa prices, depressed growth and social unrest, Ivory Coast's economic...
Shooting In Abidjan and Bouake
Heavy gunfire has erupted in Ivory Coast's two biggest cities, as a mutiny in the army enters its fourth day. The...
Fitch Upgrades Ghana Outlook To Stable
Fitch ratings agency upgraded Ghana’s outlook to stable on Friday and said the government was making progress in...
Gunfire In I.Coast Barracks After Rebels ‘apologise’ For Mutiny
Sporadic gunfire rang out overnight in a military barracks in Ivory Coast's second city of Bouake, where a mutiny...
Ivory Coast’s Rebel Soldiers Apologise To President
Some 8,400 Ivory Coast soldiers who mutinied in January apologised to President Alassane Ouattara in an orchestrated...
Former Rebels Block Entrance To I. Coast’s Second City
Several hundred ex-rebels on Monday blocked access to Ivory Coast's second city Bouake, their former stronghold,...
CPC Collapsing Over $100m Debt
A debt stock of about $100 million is crippling the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) located at Tema. West Africa’s...
Ghana Likely To Miss 2017/18 Cocoa Target Over Unfavourable Weather
Ghana may miss its cocoa production target for the 2017/2018 crop season if the weather pattern forecast by the Ghana...
Ghana Faces Budget Bind; Unplanned Spending Roils Investors
Ghana’s new finance minister faces having to fulfill election pledges to spend more on education and job creation...
I.Coast Hosting Bid To Save Its Last Chimpanzees
Ivory Coast, which has seen a 90 percent decrease in its chimpanzees in just 20 years, is to host international talks...
Ghana Cocoa Buyers Say Cocobod Financing Delays Hindering Purchases
Licensed cocoa buyers in Ghana said yesterday that week-long delays in the release of financing by industry regulator,...
Cocobod Outlines Interventions To Boost Cocoa Production
Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, has put in place a number of interventions and best agronomic...
Terkper Hunts For US$2bn From China
The government has revived talks with the China Development Bank (CDB) for the remainder of the almost US$2 billion...
Ivory Coast Referendum Turnout ‘very Low’
The turnout in Ivory Coast's referendum on a controversial new constitution was very low, with most people heeding a...
Cocoa Production To Improve
Although Ghana’s cocoa production fell short of industry forecasts for the 2015/16 growing season, increased...
Ghana May Now Have Recorded Her First Case of Ebola
A man from neighboring Burkina Faso, who shows symptoms of fever and bled from his nose and ears “was brought in...