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Forced Labor Costs Mauritania its Trade Benefits with US

The US will end trade benefits for Mauritania on January 1 for falling short of abolishing forced labor practices, the US Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) said. Mauritania is not in compliance with requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which provides duty-free treatment for certain goods, USTR said in a statement explaining the […]

Coronavirus: Morocco’s King follows up closely evolution of situation

King Mohammed VI chaired, on Tuesday in Casablanca, a meeting focusing on the country’s management of the Coronavirus pandemic and on the actions to be taken according to the evolution of the situation. The meeting is part of the continuous follow-up by the Moroccan Sovereign of the evolution of this pandemic, from the beginning of […]

Congo’s franc revival: a high-stakes test for African monetary sovereignty

The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an ambitious plan to reclaim monetary control by reversing decades of deep-rooted dollar dependence. Newly appointed Central Bank Governor André Wameso has placed restoring confidence in the Congolese franc (CDF) at the heart of his mandate. Today, nearly 90% of Congo’s transactions — from mineral exports to daily […]