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Young Cocoa Farmers Association Issue Ultimatum Over Payment Delays and “Galamsey” Threat
Ghana's young cocoa farmers are threatening to abandon the sector, warning that a "toxic mix" of payment delays and rumors of further price cuts could push them toward illegal mining.…
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Context:Amidst growing calls within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to delay the upcoming Delegates’ Conference…
Finance Minister pledges import restrictions to boost local industry
The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has pledged to spearhead a new policy…
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Prehistoric Africa had global trade networks that collapsed for unknown reasons
Archaeologists have now shown that African port towns traded across the Indian Ocean between 1000 and 1500 AD, linking inland…
$11.3 billion and counting: Nigeria’s Rabiu Abdulsamad rises again among Africa’s richest
According to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, Nigerian businessman Rabiu Abdulsamad has surpassed Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris to become Africa's fourth richest person. Abdulsamad…
Trump tariffs leave importers with record-breaking $3.5 billion U.S. Customs bond funding shortfall
Key Points A record-breaking number of companies shipping products into the United States are coming up short on a federal…
NPP’s Ahiagba accuses COCOBOD of monopoly abuse over cocoa price cut for farmers
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagba, has accused the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) of…
Africa Policy Lens blames COCOBOD for 28.6% cocoa price cut
Africa Policy Lens (APL) has blamed what it describes as “avoidable management lapses” at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for…
Cocoa Farmers in Ghana oppose IMF route, demand home-grown response to producer price reduction
The Ghana Chapter of the Cocoa Farmers Alliance of Africa has pushed back against calls for external financial support following…
Cocoa Crisis: Current challenges are self-inflicted — Oforikrom MP
Ghana’s cocoa sector difficulties are the result of avoidable policy and trading decisions rather than purely global market forces, Oforikrom…
Ghana’s ‘Red Gold’ Bleeds: A Billion-Cedi Funeral for Oil Palm Farmers
ACCRA — In the lush, tropical belts of Ghana’s Ashanti and Western regions, the harvest should be a celebration. Instead,…