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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 […]

Morocco aims to boost natural gas share to 30% of energy mix by 2030

Morocco is accelerating its transition to natural gas as a key pillar of its energy future, aiming to increase its share to 30% of the national energy mix by 2030. The government is deploying a multisector strategy based on heavy investments and public-private partnerships to reduce coal dependence while maintaining energy security. On April 23, […]

Morocco’s counterterrorism strategy reviewed at meeting with CTED executive director

Morocco’s counterterrorism strategy and the measures adopted by the Kingdom to counter violent extremism were reviewed at a meeting held Friday in Rabat between visiting executive director of the UN Security Council Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) and Moroccan Foreign Minister.   “We examined the state of the terrorist threat in Morocco and the MENA […]