Cocoa: a Bitter Reality

<p>Chocolate is something we all know and love to consume. However, it’s no secret that cocoa as a commodity has its roots in something a lot more sinister. Human rights campaigners continue calling on global chocolate companies to recognise the role the cocoa trade has played in enabling poverty and child labour, particularly in countries such as Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana - West Africa's top cocoa producers. Does the continent remain, in the words of Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, locked in a colonial-style relationship with the world’s chocolate manufacturers?</p> <p>Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. It's a Continent (published by Coronet) is available to purchase: <a href="http://itsacontinent.com/book">itsacontinent.com/book</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Continent-Unravelling-Africas-history/dp/1529376785/">&nbsp;</a></p> <p>We're on Buy me a Coffee too:<a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent"> <strong>https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent</strong></a></p> <p>Visit our website:<a href="https://itsacontinent.com/"> <strong>itsacontinent.com</strong></a></p> <p>Artwork by Margo Designs:<a href="https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com/"> <strong>https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com</strong></a></p> <p>Music provided by Free Vibes:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU4MzA4NjYzNkAxNTgzMDAwMjM2&amp;v=3C8GXr44boM&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FNkGhTg&amp;event=video_description"><strong> https://goo.gl/NkGhTg</strong></a></p> <p>Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU4MzA4NjYzNkAxNTgzMDAwMjM2&amp;v=3C8GXr44boM&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Flakeyinspired%2Fwarm-nights&amp;event=video_description"><strong> https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/...</strong></a></p> <p>Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=hkqGH4Lu_PwMlfLRdEnfPX7UYQR8MTU4MzA4NjYzNkAxNTgzMDAwMj