Cocoa prices soar to record highs amid Cameroon’s conflict-driven supply crisis
The world market's enormous demand for cocoa has driven up its price to an all-time high, but there isn't enough of the commodity to sell in Cameroon's Southwest region, formerly the nation's major cocoa production basin. This is due to an armed conflict rocking the Northwest and Southwest, the country’s two English-speaking regions, since 2017, forcing several farmers to relocate. As Njodzeka Danhatu reports from Buea, Southwest region of Cameroon, some farmers are now beginning to return.
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