HISTORICAL FACTS: 26 - Caught on Camera

The real cost of your chocolate habit: new research reveals the bittersweet truth of cocoa farming in Africa's forests

Chocolate sales have boomed in recent months. As the cost-of-living crisis bites, consumers are increasingly reaching for chocolate as a simple and affordable pleasure.

The Conversation · May 22, 2023

In Cape Verde, birthplace of morna, ideas and music collide

Praia’s annual music expo provides an opportunity for West African music industry stakeholders to explore new frontiers.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023

Australian doctor freed 7 years after abduction in West Africa

Kenneth Elliott was taken captive in Burkina Faso in 2016 along with his wife who was released shortly afterwards.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023

Advocates battle to publish West Africa's first LGBT magazine

The publication of the first magazine dedicated to West Africa’s LGBT community, originally set to hit shelves on May 12, has been delayed due to difficulties finding gay-friendly printers in the Ivory Coast. “Meleagbo” would be French-speaking West Africa’s first LGBT publication. Launched by the NGO Gromo, which advocates LGBT…

France 24 · May 17, 2023

Conflict-ridden Sahel region needs help to fight extremists, UN says

Africa's Sahel has become a hotbed of violence following the failure of a joint force to fight terrorist groups – with instability now at risk of spreading to West Africa, a UN official has warned.

Radio France Internationale · May 17, 2023

Seven things to know about bats and pandemic risk

For millennia, bat viruses lurked in forests across West Africa, India, South America and other parts of the world. But, undisturbed, they posed little threat to humanity.

Reuters · May 16, 2023

Infertility: The clinic in Ivory Coast helping dozens of couples have children

Africa has some of the lowest rates of infertility in the world – at just over 13 percent, according to the latest WHO figures. But unlike in the West, couples who do struggle to conceive are often shut out of fertility treatments or have to bear the considerable cost themselves.…

France 24 · May 10, 2023

Tour de Lunsar highlights the cycling scene of West Africa - Gallery

Support from Science in Sport helps create women's and junior races

Cycling News · May 5, 2023

Cocoa Prices Climb on Heavy Rain in West Africa

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Thursday closed up +34 (+1.18%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +21 (+0.96%). Cocoa prices Thursday closed moderately higher. Short-covering emerged in cocoa futures on reports of heavy rain in West Africa that have delayed the mid-crop harvest and...

Barchart · May 4, 2023

Fight against malaria: Promising trends in Kenya and new vaccine to come

In Kenya, over 10,000 people die from malaria each year, but the prevalence rate is on a steady downward trend, and a new vaccine looks set to be approved soon. Meanwhile, fighting continues in Sudan despite warring factions agreeing to extend a truce. Those unable to escape are suffering severe…

France 24 · Apr 28, 2023