What do you mean "they could not be corrupted?" Interested to hear.
Essential The Africa the Media Doesn't Tell You About
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The country has a long history political opposition joining those in power after being staunch opponents and part taking the corruption.
Ivory Coast sets cocoa farmers pay at 700 CFA francs per kilo
with AFP | 01/10 | 16:53
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa grower, set its minimum rate for farmers at 700 CFAfrancs ($1.23 )per kilogram for the 2017-18 crop,a steep drop over the previous year, due to falling global prices.
Lambert Kouassi Konan, chairman of the country’s cocoa regulator said the price is the same as what producers got paid for the smaller harvest during the six months through September and is the lowest for the main crop since 2012, when the nation reformed the sector to secure better compensation for farmers.
The minimum price guaranteed to farmers was 1,100 CFA franc per kilo at the start of the 2016-17 season.
Although production increased 28.5 percent to a record 2.15 million tonnes in the 2016-17 season, world cocoa prices have fallen by more than a third.
Cocoa prices slumped by more than 40 percent in the 12 months through April and have struggled to recover since, partly because bumper crops in both Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana, the second largest producer.
“It is difficult. It is true that the price it is disappointing but I think that we must not be ungrateful towards the government of Ivory coast. For two years of our prices were significantly higher in those of our neighbors,” said Cisse Sidikiba, head of Ivory Coast’s National Cocoa Growers Association.
Prior to Sunday’s announcement, president Alassane Ouattara consulted with his Ghanaian counterpart, President Nana Akufo-Addo, to narrow the price gap between the two countries.
Ghana has choses to keep its prices unchanged at the equivalent of $1,725 a ton since October last year and is ruling out a cut for the new season, raising the likelihood of smuggling from its neighbour.
The cocoa industry accounts for 15 percent of Ivory Coast’s GDP and two thirds of jobs in the west African economy.
Ivory Coast sets cocoa sets cocoa farmers pay at 700 CFA francs per kilo
with AFP | 01/10 | 16:53
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa grower, set its minimum rate for farmers at 700 CFAfrancs ($1.23 )per kilogram for the 2017-18 crop,a steep drop over the previous year, due to falling global prices.
Lambert Kouassi Konan, chairman of the country’s cocoa regulator said the price is the same as what producers got paid for the smaller harvest during the six months through September and is the lowest for the main crop since 2012, when the nation reformed the sector to secure better compensation for farmers.
The minimum price guaranteed to farmers was 1,100 CFA franc per kilo at the start of the 2016-17 season.
Although production increased 28.5 percent to a record 2.15 million tonnes in the 2016-17 season, world cocoa prices have fallen by more than a third.
Cocoa prices slumped by more than 40 percent in the 12 months through April and have struggled to recover since, partly because bumper crops in both Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana, the second largest producer.
“It is difficult. It is true that the price it is disappointing but I think that we must not be ungrateful towards the government of Ivory coast. For two years of our prices were significantly higher in those of our neighbors,” said Cisse Sidikiba, head of Ivory Coast’s National Cocoa Growers Association.
Prior to Sunday’s announcement, president Alassane Ouattara consulted with his Ghanaian counterpart, President Nana Akufo-Addo, to narrow the price gap between the two countries.
Ghana has choses to keep its prices unchanged at the equivalent of $1,725 a ton since October last year and is ruling out a cut for the new season, raising the likelihood of smuggling from its neighbour.
The cocoa industry accounts for 15 percent of Ivory Coast’s GDP and two thirds of jobs in the west African economy.
Ivory Coast sets cocoa sets cocoa farmers pay at 700 CFA francs per kilo
@LordCashmere @Premeditated Liberia's election is next week. Will there be change or more of the same?
If Alexander Cummings wins there may be change. He is the only one talking about the economy and job creation. He used to be an exec for Coke.
But him being big business could also lead to him selling out the country faster then the others so on the surface Liberia may looked more developed but people are still struggling as a whole, i.e. Nigeria
US to ease decades-old sanctions against Sudan
Date 06.10.2017
The US says it will soon end tough sanctions on Sudan, giving it access to the global banking system. But President al-Bashir remains a war crimes suspect, and Sudan stays on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
The United States announced Friday that it would end its toughest economic and trade sanctions against Sudan in a week's time, citing progress the Khartoum government has made in fighting terrorism and easing humanitarian hardships.
Sudan has also agreed not to seek arms deals with North Korea. According to an unnamed senior US official cited by Reuters, the US does not believe Sudan has diplomatic ties with North Korea, and Washington does not expect that to change any time soon.
Official news agency SUNA quoted a Foreign Ministry statement welcoming the decision: "The leaders of Sudan, the government of Sudan and the people of Sudan welcome the positive decision taken by American President Donald Trump of removing the economic sanctions completely."
Human rights groups opposed the deal, but it was a process that was started under former President Barack Obama.
The sanctions, which included a trade embargo and other penalties, have essentially cut off Sudan from most of the global financial system for the past 20 years.
"The United States has decided to formally revoke a number of economically focused sanctions on Sudan," a senior official told reporters, which was "in recognition of the government of Sudan's sustained positive actions in five key areas."
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert issued a statement saying the sanctions would come to an end next week.
Some of the sanctions date back to 1997 and were intended to punish the Sudanese government for the brutal tactics of its forces in a series of internal conflicts.
Explaining the end of the sanctions, US officials said the authoritarian regime had maintained a cessation of hostilities in Darfur and other old flashpoints.
The UN mission in Darfur, Sudan
Hunting the Lord's Resistance Army
The government in Khartoum has also been seen by the US to improve humanitarian access to former conflict zones and ended its attempts to destabilize South Sudan, which gained independence in July 2011.
Officials also pointed to improved US and Sudanese cooperation on counterterrorism measures, in particular the regional efforts to hunt down Joseph Kony's rebel Lord's Resistance Army.
Washington's decision marks a substantial turnaround for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his government, which once hosted Osama bin Laden.
UN soldiers in Darfur
But al-Bashir remains a war-crimes suspect. He is wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges for allegedly orchestrating a mass killing in Darfur.
And Sudan is still on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism along with Syria and Iran, which the Department of State alleges to have "repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism." This means the US ban on weapons sales remains in force, as do restrictions on US aid. Getting these sanctions lifted will require a separate review.
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry said it was looking forward to building "a normal relation with the United States, but wants its name to be removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism as there is no reason to have Sudan in that list."
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for President al-Bashir in 2009 and 2010 on charges of war crimes and genocide in his drive to crush the Darfur revolt. According to the UN, since 2003, when ethnic groups rebelled against the government, at least 300,000 people have been killed and over 2.5 million have been displaced.
Sudanese officials are also subject to separate sanctions as a result of human rights abuses during the fighting in Darfur. In 2016, rights group Amnesty International accused government forces of killing scores of civilians in at least 30 suspected chemical weapons attacks in a remote area of the country's Darfur region.
Sudan was one of seven countries on US President Donald Trump's travel ban, first issued in January. But last month the administration issued a new list, and Sudan was the only country from the original list to be freed from the ban.
Still, Republicans on Capitol Hill questioned the administration's decision, and human rights groups have condemned it outright.
bik/jm (Reuters, AFP, AP)
US to ease decades-old sanctions against Sudan
Date 06.10.2017
The US says it will soon end tough sanctions on Sudan, giving it access to the global banking system. But President al-Bashir remains a war crimes suspect, and Sudan stays on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.
The United States announced Friday that it would end its toughest economic and trade sanctions against Sudan in a week's time, citing progress the Khartoum government has made in fighting terrorism and easing humanitarian hardships.
Sudan has also agreed not to seek arms deals with North Korea. According to an unnamed senior US official cited by Reuters, the US does not believe Sudan has diplomatic ties with North Korea, and Washington does not expect that to change any time soon.
Official news agency SUNA quoted a Foreign Ministry statement welcoming the decision: "The leaders of Sudan, the government of Sudan and the people of Sudan welcome the positive decision taken by American President Donald Trump of removing the economic sanctions completely."
Human rights groups opposed the deal, but it was a process that was started under former President Barack Obama.
The sanctions, which included a trade embargo and other penalties, have essentially cut off Sudan from most of the global financial system for the past 20 years.
"The United States has decided to formally revoke a number of economically focused sanctions on Sudan," a senior official told reporters, which was "in recognition of the government of Sudan's sustained positive actions in five key areas."
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert issued a statement saying the sanctions would come to an end next week.
Some of the sanctions date back to 1997 and were intended to punish the Sudanese government for the brutal tactics of its forces in a series of internal conflicts.
Explaining the end of the sanctions, US officials said the authoritarian regime had maintained a cessation of hostilities in Darfur and other old flashpoints.
The UN mission in Darfur, Sudan
Hunting the Lord's Resistance Army
The government in Khartoum has also been seen by the US to improve humanitarian access to former conflict zones and ended its attempts to destabilize South Sudan, which gained independence in July 2011.
Officials also pointed to improved US and Sudanese cooperation on counterterrorism measures, in particular the regional efforts to hunt down Joseph Kony's rebel Lord's Resistance Army.
Washington's decision marks a substantial turnaround for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his government, which once hosted Osama bin Laden.
UN soldiers in Darfur
But al-Bashir remains a war-crimes suspect. He is wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges for allegedly orchestrating a mass killing in Darfur.
And Sudan is still on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism along with Syria and Iran, which the Department of State alleges to have "repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism." This means the US ban on weapons sales remains in force, as do restrictions on US aid. Getting these sanctions lifted will require a separate review.
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry said it was looking forward to building "a normal relation with the United States, but wants its name to be removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism as there is no reason to have Sudan in that list."
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for President al-Bashir in 2009 and 2010 on charges of war crimes and genocide in his drive to crush the Darfur revolt. According to the UN, since 2003, when ethnic groups rebelled against the government, at least 300,000 people have been killed and over 2.5 million have been displaced.
Sudanese officials are also subject to separate sanctions as a result of human rights abuses during the fighting in Darfur. In 2016, rights group Amnesty International accused government forces of killing scores of civilians in at least 30 suspected chemical weapons attacks in a remote area of the country's Darfur region.
Sudan was one of seven countries on US President Donald Trump's travel ban, first issued in January. But last month the administration issued a new list, and Sudan was the only country from the original list to be freed from the ban.
Still, Republicans on Capitol Hill questioned the administration's decision, and human rights groups have condemned it outright.
bik/jm (Reuters, AFP, AP)
US to ease decades-old sanctions against Sudan
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
Nigeria is a wasteland. It makes a mockery of all black people all over the world. The so-called "Giant of Africa".
$30billion has gone missing under Buhari - Fani-Kayode - Daily Post Nigeria
$30billion has gone missing under Buhari - Fani-Kayode - Daily Post Nigeria
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
NIGERIA'S INCOMING DEBT CRISIS
@The Odum of Ala Igbo do you beleive there will be a large migration from Nigeria to North America in the next couple decades? Yes, there are many Nigerian immigrants already but i believe that with all the issues in Nigeria and the overpopulation and a more restrictive UK, we may see a largescale Nigerian to North America migration. Thoughts?
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
Western governments are already trying to get the smartest Nigerians. However, I see restricted immigration access continuing.
In that case, millions of Nigerians will spread out all over Africa and will try to get to Europe via the Mediterrenean. Perhaps Nigerians will increasingly try to flee to Latin America.
These processes are already underway. Nigeria's population growth (500 million people by 2050 or so) is unsustainable. So, Nigeria will come to you.
If Western govt's cared, they'd try to stop the rot in the Nigerian carcass. But Nigeria is there baby. They created it. Kept it together by killing million if Igbo children. They helped Nigerian dictators hide their riches. They'll get what's coming to them. By God, they will.
Red Shield
Global Domination
Large scale migration to the usa.. with the path this place is on 
I don't think those other countries are gonna be willing to absorb that many people...
Western governments are already trying to get the smartest Nigerians. However, I see restricted immigration access continuing.
In that case, millions of Nigerians will spread out all over Africa and will try to get to Europe via the Mediterrenean. Perhaps Nigerians will increasingly try to flee to Latin America.
These processes are already underway. Nigeria's population growth (500 million people by 2050 or so) is unsustainable. So, Nigeria will come to you.
If Western govt's cared, they'd try to stop the rot in the Nigerian carcass. But Nigeria is there baby. They created it. Kept it together by killing million if Igbo children. They helped Nigerian dictators hide their riches. They'll get what's coming to them. By God, they will.
I don't think those other countries are gonna be willing to absorb that many people...
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
Large scale migration to the usa.. with the path this place is on
I don't think those other countries are gonna be willing to absorb that many people...
Yeah. I see it's more likely that Africa becomes more 'Nigerian'.
the US is the only nation on the planet capable of absorbing a large Nigerian migration. its certaintly possible that in the event of a Nigerian refugee crisis that they may ban Nigerians from entering the US but Nigeria doesn't have the Muslim or terrorism stigma. Unless the US goes full racist, it will be hard to ban Nigerians in particular from entering