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8/6/07 Global Witness report calls on chocolate industry to clean up its act
A new Global Witness report on Côte d’Ivoire shows how international cocoa-exporting companies have contributed significantly to the finances of both the Ivorian government and the Forces Nouvelles (FN), the rebel group holding on to the northern half of the country. The report, ‘Hot Chocolate: How cocoa fuelled the conflict in Côte d’Ivoire ’, reveals that more than 118 million US dollars from the cocoa trade have played a major role in the four and a half-year armed conflict in Côte d’Ivoire by funding the government and the rebels’ war effort.
At a time when the government and the Forces Nouvelles are attempting to tie up a peace deal, it is crucial that the chocolate industry cleans up its act and ensures that it only sells conflict-free chocolate. It should put in place strong systems to ensure that chocolate can never contribute to conflict again.






