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Ghana, Ivory Coast cocoa supply shortage makes chocolate prices soar in UK
Joy FM
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June 19, 2025
Chocolate prices in the UK rose at the fastest pace on record in May as the overall cost of food continued to climb, official figures suggest. The main rate of inflation remained at 3.4% in the year to May, the highest for more than a year....
NFF President Gusau Takes Over As WAFU Zone B President
Leadership
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July 1, 2025
In a significant development for African football, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially assumed office as president of the WAFU Zone B, on Tuesday. The ceremonial takeover took place at...
Liberia: The Funeral Services of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel K. Doe, Former President and First Lady of Liberia
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 1, 2025
BY DAGBAYONOH KIAH NYANFORE ll I write about the funerals of Liberian former President Samuel Doe and his wife, former First Lady Nancy Doe. The Liberian people buried them on June 26, 2025, in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County. It was a pleasure for me...
Gusau takes over as WAFU B president
Daily Post
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July 1, 2025
Newly appointed president of the West African Football Union, WAFU, Zone B Ibrahim Gusau has officially assume office. Gusau, who is also the president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, met staff on resumption of duties at the headquarters...
Abidjan’s SICA Positions as a Lynchpin Event for African Film, TV
Variety
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June 24, 2025
A bourgeoning film-TV market, the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA), is set to return June 26-28 for its third edition in Abidjan, positioning itself as a lynchpin for Africa’s film and television industry. This year’s edition,...
Gusau takes charge as WAFU Zone B president
Prompt News Online
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July 1, 2025
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Ibrahim Musa Gusau has taken charge as the new president of the of the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B, Prompt News reports. Gusau, who is also the president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, officially...
Gold mining companies in Ghana, Ivory Coast resist tax hikes: sources
Times LIVE
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Ghana, which has defaulted on its debt and is undergoing a debt restructuring, raised a tax on gold miners' annual gross output to 3% in March, from 1%, after appealing to the companies to help it plug revenue gaps, said a source in the country's...
AU Emphasizes Role of Legal Professionals in Achieving Reparative Justice in International System
Sada Elbalad
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June 30, 2025
Mon 30 Jun 2025 | 07:59 PM Ambassador Amr Aljowaily, Director of the Directorate of Citizens and Diaspora at the African Union Commission, delivered the opening address at the 15th Annual Conference of the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), held...
Hope for Africa’s donkeys as Ministers rally against skin trade
Fresh Angle
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Ministers from across Africa have made a unanimous commitment to formally protect the continent’s donkeys, honouring the African Union’s 2024 directive and heralding the end of the donkey skin trade in Africa. The Abidjan Declaration was made at...
Kalmar, AGL team up on STS crane work in Abidjan
Port Technology International
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June 30, 2025
Kalmar and Africa Global Logistics (AGL) have cooperated on a project to refurbish two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at AGL’s container terminal in the Port of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The order was booked in Kalmar’s Q4 2024 order intake, and the work...
Gold mining companies in Ghana, Ivory Coast resist tax hikes, sources say
Zawya
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Gold miners operating in Ghana and Ivory Coast are refusing to comply with tax increases imposed this year, saying the new regulations flout their existing licence agreements, industry sources told Reuters. Countries across West Africa have been...
Kalmar And AGL Collaborate On STS Crane Repair And Refurbishment Project In Abidjan
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) KALMAR CORPORATION, TRADE PRESS RELEASE, 30 JUNE 2025 AT 10 AM (EEST) Kalmar and AGL collaborate on STS crane repair and refurbishment project in Abidjan Kalmar and Africa Global Logistics (AGL) have cooperated on...
International cocoa prices rise in May 2025
Dominican Today
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June 23, 2025
Santo Domingo.- By the end of May, cocoa prices reached US$9,791 per metric ton, marking a 9.1% increase from the start of the month, when prices stood at US$8,973, according to the Dominican Ministry of Economy’s Monthly Commodities Report. The...
West African governments must push for harmonised visa regimes, cross border connectivity – GTA
Ghana Business News
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June 30, 2025
Marilyn Maame Efua Houadjeto – CEO – GTA Mrs Marilyn Maame Efua Houadjeto, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), says West African governments must push for more harmonized visa regimes, improved cross-border...
President Tinubu Hosts ECOWAS Leaders As 67th Summit Opens In Abuja
Lagos Post Online
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June 22, 2025
President Bola Tinubu received West African leaders on Sunday at the 67th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The event took place at the Banquet Hall of the...
Morocco’s US$1.3b Atlantic trade corridor aims to bridge Africa’s divides, but security and politics remain hurdles
Malay Mail
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June 29, 2025
EL ARGOUB, June 29 — A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western Sahara. The “Atlantic...
Presidents Tinubu, Talon call for regional reforms
The Sun Nigeria
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June 22, 2025
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Nigeria and the Republic of Benin took a significant step toward deeper bilateral integration yesterday, by signing an agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation and serving as a model for broader Economic...
ECOWAS to deploy pre-election fact-finding mission to Côte d’Ivoire
Tribune Online
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June 28, 2025
The ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework and the decision of the Conference of Heads of State and Government to send pre-election missions in a timely manner to Member States holding elections underpin the latest move by the regional body. The...
ORUN Studios Unveils Its Immersive Narrative Universe In Abidjan, On The Sidelines Of International Exhibition Of Audiovisual Content (SICA) 2025
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- On the occasion of the International Exhibition of Audiovisual Content (SICA), ORUN Studios ( ) officially launched at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan ....
Record-holder for Nigeria's fastest international goal departs Southampton for Trabzonspor
All Nigeria Soccer
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June 27, 2025
After weeks of talks concerning a move back to Trabzonspor, Southampton have now confirmed the exit of Nigerian striker Paul Onuachu to the Turkish Super Lig side. Onuachu holds the record for Nigeria's fastest-ever goal in an international match,...