Africa
Cocoa prices surged almost 300 percent last year, making chocolate bars, Easter eggs and cocoa powder much more expensive this year than last. In the United States, retail chocolate prices were one-fifth higher this Valentine’s Day compared with last year, according to Wells Fargo Bank. The price of a king-size US-sold Reese’s Hearts chocolate bar was 13 percent higher in February 2024 than in the same month the year before. In the United Kingdom, meanwhile, a Twix white chocolate Easter egg rose in price from 5 to 6 pounds ($6.63 to $7.96) at Tesco supermarkets in the run-up to Easter…
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s relations with Algeria have deteriorated amid a series of coups…
Flooding in DR Congo’s capital leaves dozens dead Read the full article here
Markets off to terrible start for the week as US tariff shockwaves spread Read the…
The capital struggles as the Ndjili River overflows, leaving drivers stranded, and infrastructure collapses.Heavy rains…
“War in Sudan is impacting” South Sudan Read the full article here
Pro-Palestine activists protest alleged South African coal export to Israel Read the full article here
The decision comes as political tensions mount in South Sudan, causing fears of a renewed…
Bagayoko and his wife, the blind duo Amadou and Mariam, became one of Africa’s best-selling…
Trump’s 10% sweeping tariffs kick in as global markets plunge Read the full article here
On March 31, Zimbabwean security forces spent the entire day dispersing small gatherings of people…
United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement on most trading partners, including several in Africa,…
The move deals a harsh blow to the small, impoverished state, which Trump mocked as…
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