11 April 2021
Ghana/Cocoa: The industry is worth 107bn USD, but only 2bn USD of that accrue to the cocoa producers. According to the country’s president, “there can be no future prosperity for the Ghanaian people” if that’s how things will continue to be. Exporting less of the harvest in the form of beans, processing them instead, producing chocolate would be the idea. But there are many pitfalls along that road…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56687427
10 April 2021
Art/Covid/South Africa: The country’s cultural scene has been hit badly by Covid and its restrictions. But artists are resilient. But creativity makes you able to reinvent yourself. For some, the pandemic has even opened avenues…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56651742