Anu Adeoye

Aanu Adeoye, the FT’s West and Central Africa correspondent, discusses the surprising link between surging gold prices and a chocolate shortage in Ghana. He shares firsthand accounts of cocoa farmers struggling against illegal gold mining, which is wreaking havoc on local agriculture. The conversation dives into the environmental destruction caused by this gold rush and the urgent need for reforms in cocoa pricing. Aanu paints a vivid picture of the economic challenges faced by communities caught in the crossfire of these two commodities.