Africa.Table – Edition 292

How the Middle East conflict is creating problems for Nigeria + How cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire plan to increase their yields

• Talk of the Town: How the escalation in the Middle East is threatening Nigeria’s fragile economic recovery
• Falling prices: New methods to make cocoa farming in West Africa more profitable
• Chart of the Day: Africa’s Raw Materials
• Security situation: German embassy in Niger temporarily closed
• Three questions for: Rafaël Schneider, Deputy Head of Policy at Welthungerhilfe
• Ongoing Story: GWM confirms talks with Mercedes in South Africa
• Must Reads: Chinese billion-dollar deal aims to boost Ethiopia’s fertilizer production
• Opinion: Securing raw materials means investing in mining
• Dessert: Drama surrounding Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations victory