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Integrating mediation into cross-border trade disputes: The Africa focus
Business and Financial Times
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August 19, 2025
By Prince Kojo TABIRI, Esq. “Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.” – Max Lucado As the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) progresses from policy to practice, one challenge looms: how will commercial disputes arising from...
Ivory Coast cuts cocoa export contracts to 1.2 million tons over poor weather
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 17, 2025
Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has cut to 1.2 million tons its export contract sales of the main crop from October to March, down from 1.3 million, two council sources told Reuters on Wednesday. The cocoa sector regulator in the...
Ivory Coast cocoa grind down 31.2% year-on-year in July
Oman Observer
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August 18, 2025
ABIDJAN:Ivory Coast's cocoa grind dropped 31.2% year-on-year in July to 39,301 metric tons, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Monday, with grinders citing poor bean quality and low volumes of the mid-crop. The total grind from the...
Ivory Coast Cocoa Grind Plummets by 31.2% in July
Arabian Post
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August 18, 2025
Cocoa processing in Ivory Coast saw a significant decline in July, with the nation’s cocoa grind dropping by 31.2% compared to the same period last year. According to figures released by the Ivory Coast Exporters’ Association, the volume of cocoa...
Ivory Coast Opposition Protests Grow After Thiam, Gbagbo Barred from Election
Arise News
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August 18, 2025
Ivory Coast’s opposition parties, including that of former Credit Suisse Chief Executive, Tidjane Thiam, have launched a wave of protests after their leaders were struck from the ballot, fuelling uncertainty over the future of one of West Africa’s...
Ivory Coast cocoa grind down 31.2% year-on-year in July, exporters association says
Yahoo Finance
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Ivory Coast's cocoa grind dropped 31.2% year-on-year in July to 39,301 metric tons, data from exporters' association GEPEX showed on Monday, with grinders citing poor bean quality and low volumes of the mid-crop. The total grind...
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo rallies opposition against Ouattara’s fourth-term bid
Africanews
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August 17, 2025
Thousands of Ivorians rallied on Saturday against incumbent leader Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a fourth term in office. The demonstrations, the second this week, were led by former President Laurent Gbagbo and come ahead of October’s presidential...
Vietnam Rice Prices Plummet as Philippines Suspends Imports: What’s Next for the Market?
Retail News Asia
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August 18, 2025
In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, often dubbed the nation’s “rice bowl,” traders are becoming increasingly cautious in their purchasing decisions. This hesitation stems mainly from uncertainties regarding rice exports to the Philippines, a key market. “I...
Bauxite, rutile take Cameroon to world stage
Cairns Post
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August 19, 2025
Cameroon’s mining sector is starting to attract global attention Growing bauxite and rutile endowment shows there are giants to be found Interest could deliver rich rewards to companies at the forefront When one considers mining destinations in...
Court jails businessman over GH¢255,930 fraud
The Chronicle News Online
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August 18, 2025
A 33-year-old businessman has been sentenced to 22 months imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding his landlord of GHC255,930.00. He did so under the pretext of securing him a modern type of Honda Civic 4*4 vehicle. Gabson Frimpong admitted the...
Capesize Market Holds Steady Last Week
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 17, 2025
Capesize The Capesize market held broadly steady this week, moving within a narrow range as sentiment shifted between softer patches and bursts of firmer activity. In the Pacific, early caution prevailed despite multiple miners in the market, with...
Court jails businessman for GH¢255,930 fraud
MyJoyOnline
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August 17, 2025
A 33-year-old businessman has been sentenced to 22 months imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding his landlord of GH¢255,930. He did so under the pretext of securing him a modern type of Honda CR-V 4x4 vehicle. Gabson Frimpong admitted the...
Court jails businessman for GHC255,930 fraud
Modern Ghana
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A 33-year-old businessman Gabson Frimpong has been sentenced to 22 months imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding his landlord of GHC255,930.00. He did so under the pretext of securing him a modern type of Honda Civic 4*4 vehicle. Gabson...
Ivory Coast village reburies relatives as rising sea engulfs cemetery
FOX 28 - Washington State
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August 15, 2025
Fisherman Alphonse Akadie was forced to exhume the bodies of his relatives last year from the village cemetery in Ivory Coast to avoid their remains being carried off into the ocean. Over the last 50 years, the Atlantic waters, rising as a result...
Cocoa Prices Whipsaw as Ivory Coast Slashes Exports, Demand Cools
News Ghana
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August 16, 2025
Côte d’Ivoire’s shock decision to cut 2025/26 cocoa export contracts by 100,000 MT sent markets reeling this week, amplifying volatility in an already fragile sector. Prices swung from $9,300 to $8,600 per metric ton—still 36% below 2024’s peak...
Dr Adesina speaks at Kenya Law Society Confab
Business Ghana
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PROTOCOLS Honorable Chief Justice of Kenya, Chief Justice Martha Koome, Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court, President of the Kenya Law Society, Mrs. Faith Odhiambo, Committee Members of the Kenya Law Society, Esteemed Judges, Respected...
Ivory Coast: Ouattara Touts Peace In War-Scarred Bouake
StratNews Global
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August 14, 2025
Home Africa Ivory Coast: Ouattara Touts Peace In War-Scarred Bouake Ouattara, a former international banker who announced last month he would seek re-election, is widely credited for Ivory Coast's steady economic growth since he took office. Some...
Court jails businessman for GH¢255,930.00 fraud
GhanaWeb
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August 17, 2025
A 33-year-old businessman has been sentenced to 22 months' imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding his landlord of GH¢255,930.00. He did so under the pretext of securing him a modern type of Honda Civic 4*4 vehicle. Gabson Frimpong admitted the...
Barrick Eyes Exit from Ivory Coast’s Tongon Mine in $500 Million Deal with China’s Zijin
Yahoo Finance
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Barrick Mining Corporation (NYSE:B) is one of the best cheap growth stocks to buy according to analysts. On July 23, 2025, reports emerged that China’s Zijin Mining is in advanced talks to acquire Barrick’s Tongon gold mine in Ivory Coast for up...
Ivory Coast cuts cocoa export contracts due to poor weather
BusinessLIVE
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Abijan — Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has cut to 1.2-million tonnes its export contract sales of the main crop from October to March, down from 1.3-million, two council sources told Reuters on Wednesday. The cocoa sector regulator...