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Africa's Cocoa Market After the Price Crash: What $4,000/t Means for Cameroon, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire

Cocoa futures have stabilized near $4,180 per tonne after a 64% drop from 2024 peaks. Here is how the slump impacts West African state budgets, farmers, and trade.

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Currencies & Forex

BEAC Rate Decision: What Central Africa's Monetary Policy Means for Borrowing, Investment and the FCFA

The Bank of Central African States sets monetary policy for six CEMAC nations. Its decisions reach corporate borrowing costs, government financing and the investment climate across a region of roughly 55 million people.

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Brent Crude at $60: How African Oil Exporters Are Adjusting to a Lower-Price World

The World Bank projects Brent to average $60 per barrel in 2026 — down from $68 in 2025. For Nigeria, Angola and Cameroon, the budget arithmetic is changing.

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Cocoa 5,769.78 $/tonne +150.78 (+2.68%) ICE / LIFFE · 3 days ago Brent Crude Oil 101.43 $/barrel -4.57 (-4.31%) ICE Brent · 3 days ago Gold 4,158.01 $/troy oz +868.01 (+26.38%) COMEX · 3 days ago Coffee (Robusta) 3,445 $/tonne -1,735 (-33.49%) ICE Liffe · 3 days ago Copper 14,366 $/tonne -94,191,253 (-99.98%) LME · 3 days ago Palm Oil 4,365 $/tonne +3,425 (+364.36%) CME / Bursa Malaysia · 3 days ago
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Egypt, Arab Rep.: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports), 2025

Fuel exports accounted for 10% of Egypt’s merchandise exports in 2025, according to World Bank data. The share has declined from higher levels in previous years as non-fuel exports expanded.

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Ghana: Food exports (% of merchandise exports), 2025

Food products accounted for 18% of Ghana’s merchandise exports in the latest World Bank data for 2023. In 2025 cocoa beans and products alone made up 14% of total exports, while gold dominated at 63.1%.

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Macro & Economy

Cote d'Ivoire: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 2025

Foreign direct investment net inflows into Côte d’Ivoire rose to $2.03 billion in 2025, according to UNCTAD data. The figure marks a recovery from the previous year’s lower level and continues a multi-year upward trend in investment.

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Pair Rate Change % Source
XAF/USD 582.73 -29.67 -4.84% BEAC
XOF/USD 570.77 +2.10 +0.34% BCEAO
NGN/USD 1,323.55 -266.45 -16.76% CBN
ZAR/USD 16.54 -0.08 -0.43% SARB
GHS/USD 11.76 -4.04 -25.57% BOG
KES/USD 129.81 +0.41 +0.32% CBK
ETB/USD 159.52 +101.72 +175.99% NBE
TZS/USD 2,640.81 +10.00 +0.37% BoT
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Kenya: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports), 2025

Ores and metals accounted for 5.1% of Kenya’s merchandise exports in 2024. No official figure for 2025 has been published yet. Food and manufactures continue to dominate the export basket.

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Congo, Dem. Rep.: Food exports (% of merchandise exports), 2024

Food exports accounted for just 1% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s merchandise exports in the latest available data. The figure underlines the country’s continued dependence on minerals for foreign exchange earnings.

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FMDA projects Nigeria’s current account surplus at $8.69bn in Q3 on stronger oil earnings

The Financial Markets Dealers Association projects Nigeria’s current account surplus will widen to $8.69 billion in the third quarter of 2026. The forecast rests on lower import demand and elevated crude oil prices after a $7.54 billion surplus in Q2.

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Index Country Last close Year to date Source
NGX All-Share Index
Nigerian Exchange (NGX)
 Nigeria 249,767.91 +14.20% NGX Group
JSE Top 40
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
 South Africa 100,680.10 +8.60% JSE
GSE Composite Index
Ghana Stock Exchange
 Ghana 14,115.56 +22.40% GSE
BRVM Composite
BRVM
 Francophone West Africa (8 nations) 539.17 +5.80% BRVM
DSX Index
Bourse de Douala (DSX)
 Cameroon 1,727.58 +3.20% DSX
DSE All-Share
Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange
 Tanzania 4,631.77 +6.10% DSE
USE All-Share
Uganda Securities Exchange
 Uganda 2,535.12 +2.40% USE
NSE 20 Share Index
Nairobi Securities Exchange
 Kenya 4,327 +11.80% NSE
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