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Weekly Pulse

WORLD IN BRIEF: France to close 500 schools amid protests, 12-year-old killed in Baltimore shooting, Cameroon secures $391m World Bank loan and other stories

World news in brief covers France’s school protests, a deadly Baltimore shooting, renewed Tigray fighting, Congo’s Ebola crisis and Cameroon’s $391m World Bank loan.

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Commodities

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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Commodities

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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