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Drought Concerns in West Africa Boost Cocoa Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Tuesday closed up +145 (+1.60%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) closed up +129 (+5.47%). Cocoa prices settled sharply higher on Tuesday, with NY cocoa posting a 1-week high and London cocoa posting a 2-week high. Cocoa prices surged on Tuesday...

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Cocoa Prices Surge on Insufficient Rain in West Africa

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) today is up +131 (+4.15%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) is up +120 (+5.09%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today, with NY cocoa posting a 1-week high and London cocoa posting a 2-week high. Cocoa prices surged today as recent rainfall...

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Ghana football bosses sack head coach Addo after fourth straight defeat

Otto Addo has been dismissed as Ghana head coach after a damaging run of four straight defeats, with the Black Stars now facing a race against time to appoint a successor ahead of their 2026 World Cup opener against Panama.

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England’s World Cup opponents Ghana sack manager just 72 days before the tournament

Otto Addo had overseen a run of four straight defeats in the build up to the tournament commencing

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England World Cup opponents sack their manager after four straight losses

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Ghana sack coach Otto Addo 72 days before World Cup begins

Ghana have sacked their coach Otto Addo 72 days before the start of the 2026 World Cup after losing to a late goal in Germany

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Cocoa Prices Fall on Favorable Weather in West Africa

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Monday closed down -10 (-0.32%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) closed down -12 (-0.51%). Cocoa prices settled lower on Monday after heavy rains over the weekend in West Africa bolstered the outlook for cocoa crops in the Ivory Coast and...

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Weekend Rains in West Africa Weigh on Cocoa Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) today is down -2 (-0.06%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) is down -7 (-0.30%). Cocoa prices are slightly lower today after heavy rains over the weekend in West Africa bolstered the outlook for cocoa crops in the Ivory Coast and Ghana....

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How to Watch Germany vs. Ghana on TV, Live Stream

Germany faces Ghana for the first time in over a decade.

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Germany vs. Ghana—International Friendly: Preview, Predictions and Lineups

Germany is looking to follow up its rollercoaster victory over Switzerland with another friendly triumph on Monday, the four-time world champions welcoming Ghan

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Recognising the slave trade as a crime against humanity is an essential first step

Letters: Kenneth B Ati-John and Ndine Wa‑Chiuta respond to an article by Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama

The Guardian - UK

Austria vs Ghana LIVE: International friendly result, latest updates and fan reaction

World Cup preparations continue with summer tournament looming large

Evening Standard

On the ground with three World Cup legends for Puma's kit block party in New York City

FourFourTwo met up with Asamoah Gyan, El Hadji Diouf and Ricardo Quaresma in Brooklyn and checked out the 11 nations who will be decked out in Puma this summer

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What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations but questions remain

The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations is being widely welcomed across Africa

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The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity – why the UN declaration matters

The resolution passed by United Nations General Assembly on 25 March 2026 seeking recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” potentially creates a broader definition of crimes against humanity in international law and allows for restitution claims against perpetrators. The resolution could elevate the legal…

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US, UK, EU push back on UN slavery reparations, despite acknowledging historical injustice

The UN General Assembly recognized the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity,” aiming to confront historical injustice and advance reparatory justice. The resolution passed with 123 votes in favor. The US, Israel, and Argentina voted against it, while the UK and EU member states abstained over legal…

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UN to vote on resolution calling slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

The United Nations General Assembly is due to vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would designate the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity" – a move supporters describe as historic, and essential to global healing.

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It’s time for the UN to formally recognise the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity

This is not about assigning collective guilt to present generations. But injustice does not simply fade with time – it requires deliberate effort to address and redress, says Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama

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Endangered monkey gives birth months after foot was saved from amputation

Fewer than 2,000 of the monkeys live in the wild in Ghana and the Ivory Coast

The Times of India

Israel military says its tank fire hit UN Lebanon base, regrets incident

PARIS: Israel's military on Wednesday acknowledged that its tank fire hit a UN position in southern Lebanon on March 6, wounding Ghanaian peacekeepers. Initial findings by an internal UN inquiry had suggested Israel was behind the attack, a Western military source had told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Mental health laws ignore traditional care in Africa: insights from 5 countries

When Idoko, a 23-year-old man living in rural Benue State, north central Nigeria, began hearing voices, withdrawing from family and speaking incoherently, his family’s first call was not to a psychiatrist. They took him to a local faith-based prayer group, where members pray over people believed to be afflicted by…

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‘I would like to play against my brother – him for Ghana and me for Spain. My parents would have a heart attack because they wouldn’t know who to go with!’ Nico Williams hoping to live out his World Cup dream this summer

The Spanish winger could come up against his brother Inaki at this summer’s tournament

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Human traffickers are using football dreams to lure young Ghanaian men to Nigeria – how to stop it

For a young man growing up in Ghana or Nigeria, few dreams burn brighter than becoming a professional footballer. Icons like Michael Essien (Ghana), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria) and Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) didn’t just win trophies. They escaped poverty, provided for their families, and earned the respect of entire communities.

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“Deadly Prey Gallery”: 40 Hilarious Hand-Painted African Movie Posters Of Popular Films (New Pics)

Movie posters are usually meant to give audiences a glimpse of what a film is actually about. But in Ghana, a completely different and wonderfully imaginative tradition took shape – one where creativity often mattered far more than accuracy.

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How do women entrepreneurs survive in Ghana’s informal economy? We went to a local market to ask them

The informal economy is the basis of everyday economic life across sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, as in many low- and middle-income contexts, a lot of retail trade, food distribution, artisanal production and service provision happens outside formal regulatory frameworks.

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