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Market stronger than price lift for West African cocoa

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WEST AFRICA

The 2020 introduction of the Living Income Differential (LID) -- a USD400 per tonne premium on all cocoa sales from Ghana and Ivory Coast -- aimed at improving the circumstances…

South Sudan may struggle to attract oil investment

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SOUTH SUDAN

Crude oil is central to South Sudan’s economy, providing between 80% and 90% of government revenue and almost all export earnings. Last year’s oil price shock hit the economy hard…

Glencore share price rise belies global copper woes

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INTERNATIONAL

The clawback has helped it partially recover losses after a 29% crash on September 28, bringing total losses to around 70% this year. Yet doubts over CEO Ivan Glasenberg's…

African digital economy sees steady but uneven growth

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AFRICA

The number of digital gig workers increased, mainly in relatively low-paid driving jobs involving home deliveries and transportation. There has been a significantly smaller…

Export prospects for Africa's tea sector will be mixed

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AFRICA

The move will boost confidence in a sector beset by weak global prices -- averaging 2.26 dollars per kilogramme in the first quarter of 2016, compared to 2.98 dollars per…

West African cocoa sustainability demands will grow

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WEST AFRICA

Nevertheless, multinationals face mounting pressure to deliver on their sustainability programmes, while Ivorian and Ghanaian regulators face new pressures to bolster domestic…

Africa will get old before it gets rich

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AFRICA

Implications of demographic shifts in Africa.

Climate will shape East African coffee production

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EAST AFRICA

Coffee production in East Africa increased by 9.9% between 2014-15 and 2015-16, substantially exceeding average global production growth of 0.7%. Higher investment and greater…

Protests unnerve but do not threaten Angolan regime

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ANGOLA

Protests over state brutality, corruption and rising inequality have become more frequent in recent years and increased in intensity since the oil price has dropped.

Southern Africa mining faces infrastructure hurdles

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SOUTHERN AFRICA

In part this is driven by sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine and wider supply chain disruptions. South Africa in particular also contains large coal…