La lutte contre l’esclavage en Afrique ne fut pas seulement menée depuis l’Europe. Des militants africains ont payé de leur vie un combat encore méconnu.
- Associate Professor, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies/ History, University of Oxford
Many African abolitionists who fought and lost their lives in the struggle against slavery have gone unacknowledged.
Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
Ending discrimination against the Osu has been difficult because identifying an Osu is relatively straightforward for Igbos.
Ghana and other west African cocoa growing countries must harness their combined bargaining strength to address the challenges plaguing cocoa farming.
Studying local Africans’ contributions to the abolition of slavery provides a fuller understanding of its history.
As long as industrial policies in Nigeria are introduced only as a crisis response, import restrictions will continue to be their focus.
Cocoa buyers and chocolate manufacturers still use various strategies to deflect when the issue of child slavery is raised
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire’s best option is to control and restrict supply instead of simply adding a price premium.
EU trade partnership is more important to some African countries than regional or continental trade.
The sub-region’s approach to free trade agreements, whether in the form of economic partnerships with the EU or regional and continental integration needs a rethink.
A large free trade area could hinder the development of manufacturing, which countries need for economic growth.
It is time for Ghana to consider the future of its cocoa farmers rather than multinational chocolate producers.
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