Ghana 2019/20 cocoa arrivals at 496,000 T by Dec. 26 - Cocobod ABIDJAN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Ghana's graded and sealed (G&S)
cocoa arrivals stood at 496,000 tonnes from the start of the
season until Dec. 26, slightly up from 491,000 tonnes the
previous season, figures from marketing board Cocobod showed on
Friday.
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:01:06 +0000 Ivory Coast leader says fears of age limit for presidential candidates unfounded LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's President Alassane
Ouattara said on Tuesday a planned revision of the constitution
would not include an age limit for presidential candidates,
seeking to dispel fears that his main rivals would be unable to
contest an October election.
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:47:53 +0000 Ivory Coast asks World Bank for help eliminating illegal cocoa output LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast has asked the World
Bank for help in eliminating illegal cocoa output from protected
forests and resettling people farming there, as it steps up
efforts to both end deforestation and deter excess cocoa
production.
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:20:02 +0000 Ivory Coast gold output up 35% in 2019 after new mine starts ABIDJAN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast produced a record
32.478 tonnes of gold in 2019, up 35% from 24.06 tonnes in 2018,
data from the mine and geology ministry seen by Reuters showed
on Tuesday.
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:49:47 +0000 Ivory Coast clears homes around airport after child stowaway's death ABIDJAN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Authorities in Ivory Coast have
evicted tens of thousands of people living near the country's
main airport in response to the death of a 14-year-old boy in
the undercarriage of a plane earlier this month.
Tue, 24 Dec 2019 15:56:18 +0000 Mozambique, Cote d'Ivoire make legal strides for women and children’s rights In July 2019, Mozambique and Cote d'Ivoire were the latest countries in sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen marriage laws to empower girls and women. But implementation and enforcement remain a challenge.
Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:29:01 +0000 Fall Armyworms Are Ravaging Crops in Many African Countries "They've finished eating the wild plants and are now going into the villages where there is more vegetation. They eat everything in their path. All plant life is at risk."
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West African French-speaking country -bordered by Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Gulf of Guinea -world's biggest producer of cacao -In 2009, the country's population was estimated at over 20 million.
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:42:15 GMT Teaching Children Regardless of Grade Educators in a remote valley in India devised a community approach to instructing students when teachers were sparse. It’s catching on.
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:52:45 GMT A Taste of Ivory Coast in Brooklyn Cheick Cisse, the owner of New Ivoire in Harlem, opened Paradis des Gouts hoping to share the food of his childhood with those outside his immigrant community.
