The Ivorian Aly Touré has been appointed president of the International Cocoa Council, the highest body of the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO). During a press conference in Abidjan, the new president dedicated his presidency to improving producers' incomes.

A mission that will be more of a plea, Aly Touré recalling that the intergovernmental organization was not intended to set the price of cocoa. “It is up to the technical structures of the Member States in collaboration with their governments to set the price according to the international context. The Icco is not involved in price fixing. We are neither affiliated with the London Stock Exchange nor affiliated with the New York Stock Exchange. We are a discussion platform. We are lucky, multinationals, NGOs, the biggest producers and the biggest consumers meet at Icco to discuss specific points of sustainability, environmental and social economy,” he said. . Nor did he take a position on the standoff that is being played out between the two leading cocoa-producing countries – Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana – and the multinationals.