Something that the article did not mention is that money from the cocoa exports are used to fund a political war in the Ivory Coast. A few days ago the internat

Something that the article did not mention is that money from the cocoa exports are used to fund a political war in the Ivory Coast. A few days ago the internationally recognized president there issued a ban on all cocoa and coffee exports in hopes that it will prevent his rival from financing his mercenaries - http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/article869870.ece/Outtara-slaps-ban-on-Ivory-Coast-cocoa-exports http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/article869870.ece/Outtara-...