Reduction of military presence is latest sign of weakening western influence in region
Swap deal to buy back bonds issued in January comes as African borrowers struggle under expensive debt burdens
Endeavour Mining had agreed to sell sites to rival last year for $300mn
Hedge funds cut bullish bets as seasonal rains improve production outlook in Ghana
Traders desert futures contracts amid fears over delivery of beans next year
Poor harvests in critical production areas in west Africa double global prices in two months
Speculation, climate change and under-investment are combining to push up the price of the confection
Host team overcome the odds to take their place alongside Nigeria in the African Cup of Nations final
World’s top cocoa producer tests appetite for riskier debt after two-year hiatus for sub-Saharan African issuers
Former banker vies for leadership of main centre-right party ahead of 2025 elections
The Ivorian architects are proposing a new urbanism — by looking to their roots
Emboldened generals are realising they are likely to face little effective resistance to putsch attempts
A pause in the day to connect with nature can change how a person feels physically, mentally and emotionally
Her bright, surreal works and her new photo-festival reclaim African agency over depictions of the continent
Gesture by Assimi Goïta resolves dispute amid threats of sanctions being imposed by Ecowas bloc
Ivory Coast and Ghana boycott annual meeting amid rising tensions in chocolate industry
Maker of Kit Kat to tackle root cause through direct payments to smallholders
Abidjan hails biggest discovery in two decades but critics raise risks and developed world’s focus on renewables
Alassane Ouattara says hiring Wagner is not the answer in fight against Islamist insurgents
At the heart of Philippe Lacôte’s simmering film is the power — and danger — of storytelling
Family of ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’ seeks return of Blaise Compaore from Ivory Coast exile
Ivory Coast and Ghana struggle to boost farmer incomes from commodity that underpins $100bn industry
Confectioners including Mars and Hershey accused of trying to circumvent ‘living income’ premium
Premium charged for beans on physical market pushes buyers to futures market, driving rally
President claims landslide 94.27 per cent of vote in francophone Africa’s economic powerhouse
