Cocoa prices spiked after the ICCO unexpectedly cut its global surplus forecast. The surge was driven by a wave of short covering and shrinking US port inventories. The 2024/25 season will see the first surplus in years, but the market still remembers last year’s historic deficit.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched its largest-ever vaccination campaign to protect 62 million children from measles and rubella. Supported by WHO and UNICEF, the new strategy aims to stop deadly outbreaks and reduce cases of Congenital Rubella Syndrome nationwide.
In December 2024, northern Nigerian governors committed to prioritizing investment in the first 2,000 days of a child’s life. In partnership with the World Bank, they aim to tackle the crisis of malnutrition and stunted growth already affecting 40% of children in the country.
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In Rwanda, where over 70% of the population lives in rural areas and access to hospitals is limited, drones delivering blood can be the difference between life and death. Since 2016, the company Zipli
Two months after a military helicopter plunged into Ghana’s dense Afram Plains forest, investigators point to weather as the primary culprit. The BBC reports the crash killed eight people, including two government ministers, marking one of Ghana’s deadliest aviation incidents in recent history. What Happened The Ghana Air Force helicopter was transporting officials to the…
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