West Africa .  Rain in Côte d’Ivoire  and Ghana  have finally returned to average rates. The distribution also has moved toward the center of the cocoa area. Rain in Côte d’Ivoire’s northwest has slowed to nil during the latest 10 days. In most regions of the cocoa areas of both counties, rain is slowing. Aug-Oct 2025 rain appears to have been unusual . Although the Intertropical Front ( ITF ) stayed somewhat close to its normal trajectory everywhere except briefly over Niger