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After soaring for nearly two years, cocoa prices dropped sharply in 2025. However, chocolate, in demand ahead of the festive holiday season, has seen prices rise.AFP examines the reasons for the divergence and the current state of the cocoa market.- West Africa at heart -Ivory Coast and Ghana are the world’s biggest suppliers of pods …

Chocolate prices high before Christmas despite cocoa fallThu, 11 Dec 2025 03:14:16 GMT Read More »

The Rwanda-backed M23 militia captured most of the key eastern DR Congo town of Uvira late on Wednesday, in a move Burundi called a “middle finger” to the United States after the signing of a peace deal in Washington.Eyewitness footage whose filming location was verified by AFP showed M23 tanks rolling through the streets of …

M23 tightens grip on key DR Congo city in ‘middle finger’ to USWed, 10 Dec 2025 21:39:12 GMT Read More »

At a cafe in a bustling Cairo neighbourhood, Liverpool games once drew wall-to-wall crowds, but with Mohamed Salah off the pitch, his Egyptian fans would now rather play cards or quietly doomscroll than watch the Reds play.Salah, one of the world’s greatest football stars, delivered an unusually sharp rebuke of manager Arne Slot after he …

Egypt switches off Liverpool after Salah falloutWed, 10 Dec 2025 20:40:29 GMT Read More »

Streets were empty, shops shuttered and soldiers fled a key eastern DR Congo city Wednesday a day after the Rwanda-backed M23 militia entered the outskirts, in a move Burundi called a “middle finger” to the United States after the signing of a peace deal in Washington.M23 fighters entered the strategic city of Uvira at the …

Burundi says M23 advance in DR Congo a ‘middle finger’ to the USWed, 10 Dec 2025 18:05:09 GMT Read More »

Streets were empty, shops shuttered and soldiers fled the eastern DR Congo city of Uvira on Wednesday, a day after a Rwanda-backed militia entered the strategic city’s outskirts, prompting Burundi to close its border. The M23’s assault comes less than a year after the anti-government armed group seized control of Goma and Bukavu, two key provincial …

M23’s advance in DR Congo prompts uncertainty, border closureWed, 10 Dec 2025 14:59:49 GMT Read More »

French special forces provided support to Beninese troops who put down an attempted coup at the weekend, the head of the country’s republican guard told AFP on Wednesday.Dieudonne Djimon Tevoedjre said Beninese troops were “truly valiant and faced the enemy all day”, after a group of soldiers announced on state television that they had ousted …

French special forces helped Benin after attempted coup: militaryWed, 10 Dec 2025 12:54:15 GMT Read More »

While the future of Mohamed Salah at Liverpool hangs in the balance, Egypt teammates have rallied behind the national team captain ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.  The record seven-time continental champions are in Group B with Angola, South Africa and Zimbabwe, and will be based in southern coastal city Agadir …

Egypt teammates rally behind unsettled Salah before AFCONWed, 10 Dec 2025 08:17:48 GMT Read More »

M23 fighters entered the key eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Uvira late on Tuesday, sources said, with thousands fleeing across the border into Burundi to escape the Rwanda-backed militia’s latest advance.According to military and security sources, the militia’s fighters entered the strategic border town at the gates of Burundi from the north, after the …

Thousands flee DR Congo fighting as M23 enters key cityTue, 09 Dec 2025 20:51:50 GMT Read More »

Tanzania’s biggest city was deserted on Tuesday, with a heavy security presence apparently deterring planned anti-government demonstrations over election violence in October.Police last week banned the proposed rallies, which were called in response to the violent crackdown on unrest during the October 29 election. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner with 98 percent of …

Tanzania streets deserted as heavy security spooks protestersTue, 09 Dec 2025 20:10:06 GMT Read More »

Defending champions Ivory Coast have recalled 33-year-old former Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Zaha, who now plays for Major League Soccer club Charlotte, was included in a 26-man squad that will face Mozambique, Cameroon and Gabon in Group F. He was excluded from the Elephants squad last year …

Ivory Coast recall Zaha for AFCON title defenceTue, 09 Dec 2025 19:11:45 GMT Read More »