Chad’s Economy Hinges on Oil and a Delayed IMF Loan
Chad's economy runs on oil piped through Cameroon, yet four in ten people live below US$3 a day. Why its...
October 4, 2026Topic
Cotton
Tanzania Cotton Farmers Say One Buyer Turns Up. The Prime Minister Has Given the Ministry a Month.
Thirty years after the trade was opened to competition, growers in the northwest say they face one buyer. The government...
September 14, 2026
Nigeria Sent Its Governors to Benin to Copy a Cotton Park
The Benin cotton industrial zone at Glo-Djigbe turns raw fibre into garments, and Nigeria has sent governors to study a...
September 4, 2026
Inside the US$5 Billion Plan to Keep Africa’s Cotton Jobs in Africa
A US$5 billion cotton industrialisation plan backed by the WTO aims to process 25% of Africa's cotton locally and create...
August 15, 2026
CFA Franc Zone Cotton Output Drops For Second Straight Season In 2025/2026
Cotton production in the CFA franc zone fell about 9 percent to 4.0 million bales in the 2025/2026 season, the...
August 10, 2026
Benin Senate President: Patrice Talon Takes the Top Seat in the New Upper House
Benin Senate president: former head of state Patrice Talon won 24 of 25 votes on 6 August 2026, a week...
August 7, 2026
Benin’s Inland Port Ships Its First Cotton After a Decade
The Parakou dry port in northern Benin loaded its first cotton on June 23, a decade-delayed Petrolin project that plugs...
July 7, 2026
Key Crop Prices Mark Upward Trend in Recent Trading
Today's international market shows notable movements in the prices of key agricultural commodities
January 24, 2024
Good growth trend in cotton to consolidate Brazil’s role as second-largest exporter
From the shuttle of harvesters on giant white carpets comes encouraging news for Brazil and the world. The country's cotton...
August 15, 2022