400,000 tonnes of cacao beans

A ship is loaded with sacs of cacao beans in the port of Abidjan. The exportation of cacao, of which the Ivory Coast is the main producer, ceased due to international sanctions against ex-president Laurent Gbagbo. Some 400,000 tonnes of the beans are...

A ship is loaded with sacs of cacao beans in the port of Abidjan. The exportation of cacao, of which the Ivory Coast is the main producer, ceased due to international sanctions against ex-president Laurent Gbagbo. Some 400,000 tonnes of the beans are awaiting shipment in the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro.

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