By Adnan Adams Mohammed Institutional investors, commodity trading desks, and global food conglomerates are recalibrating risk models as a widening structural supply deficit in West Africa propels cocoa benchmark …
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The 75% Bloc: COCOBOD Chief rallies W/A nations to end ‘exporting raw poverty’ in historic cocoa revolution
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a bid to overturn a century-old economic contradiction, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford A. Abbey, has made a …
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West African Cocoa Cartel Revived: Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire harmonize prices and push for industrial processing
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a historic bid to reshape the economics of the global confectionery industry, West Africa’s primary cocoa powerhouses, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, have signed an …
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‘Cocoa Farmer Accord’ fortified at Abidjan conference
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a historic consolidation of West African economic power, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have finalized a sweeping joint agreement to insulate the region’s cocoa sector from …
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Saboteurs of the economy: COCOBOD accuses buyers of using state funds to bankroll Ivorian smugglers
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In shocking news, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has accused officials at several Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) of high-level economic sabotage. The regulator claims these officials …
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ECOWAS Strengthens Regional Statistical Capacities Through Techinical Workshops On The Sidelines Of The Regional Consultation On The Future Of The Community In Abidjan
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsFrom March 2 to 6, 2026, Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, will host a regional consultation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to serve as a framework for …
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Ghana paying 112% more to cocoa farmers over Ivory Coast …edging out regional competitiveness
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a significant shift for the West African agricultural landscape, Ghanaian cocoa farmers are now earning substantially higher returns per bag than their counterparts in neighboring …
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Finance Minister inaugurates EBID’s first regional office in Côte d’Ivoire
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsFinance Minister and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has inaugurated the bank’s first regional representative office …
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ECOWAS conducts joint monitoring mission for the construction of the Cavalla River Border Bridge between Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing regional connectivity and integration through a joint monitoring mission conducted from 5 to 7 November …