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Overfishing, declining stocks behind Morocco’s ban on frozen sardines exports

The Moroccan government ordered a temporary suspension of frozen sardine exports, as part of a broader plan to strengthen national food security and protect a marine resource under mounting pressure, according to a recent analysis.   The decision was first explained by the ministry in charge as a move to raise annual national fish consumption […]

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Commerce Department to Lower Tariffs on Morocco’s Phosphate Imports

Several influential U.S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives have called on the U.S. Department of Commerce to reduce duty on imports of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco, saying the imposed tariffs have pushed global prices upward affecting U.S. farmers. The call comes after U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled lately that Commerce […]

Coup contagion fears threaten new investment, ratchet up interest rates in Africa — experts

The apparent coup trend in Africa, creating a belt of countries that now stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, is adding to other major concerns deterring many investors from the continent — a wave of debt crises, tense geopolitics, and an extreme vulnerability to climate change. There have been nine coups in […]