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High prices, bad quality slow down Ivory Coast cocoa purchases

Cocoa purchases in Ivory Coast have stalled at the start of the 2025/26 season||Cocoa purchases in Ivory Coast have stalled at the start of the 2025/26 season

Morocco, Russia renew deal on Russian fishing in Atlantic waters

Morocco and Russia renewed on Friday a deal allowing Russian ships to fish in Atlantic waters off Morocco||Morocco and Russia renewed on Friday a deal allowing Russian ships to fish in Atlantic waters off Morocco

Angola eyes June completion of debt swap deal with World Bank

Angola anticipates finalizing a debt-for-development swap with the World Bank before June||Angola anticipates finalizing a debt-for-development swap with the World Bank before June

UK introduces visa requirement for Botswana citizens following rise in migration 

Hundreds of Botswana nationals hoping to work in the United Kingdom (UK) will now require visas to enter the country.||Hundreds of Botswana nationals hoping to work in the United Kingdom (UK) will now require visas to enter the country.

SA Parliament probes deep-rooted corruption at RAF

A senior member of South Africa’s (SA) Parliament has called for sweeping changes to the legislation governing the Road Accident Fund (RAF)||A senior member of South Africa’s (SA) Parliament has called for sweeping changes to the legislation governing the Road Accident Fund (RAF)

UN report links climate crisis to global poverty ahead of COP30

Nearly 80% of the world’s poor, around 887 million people, live in areas exposed to extreme heat, flooding and other climate hazards. ||Nearly 80% of the world’s poor, around 887 million people, live in areas exposed to extreme heat, flooding and other climate hazards.