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Cocoa exports ‘fund’ Ivory Coast conflict

By William Wallis in London and Dino Mahtani in Lagos

Published: June 7 2007 22:00 | Last updated: June 7 2007 22:00

Plenty of people already feel guilty when they eat a bar of chocolate. Now an international pressure group could make them feel even worse.

After diamonds and timber, Global Witness, the London-based pressure group, has turned its sights on chocolate in a report that claims cocoa exports from Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producer, have contributed to funding and prolonging the conflict there.

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