US President Joe Biden has communicated his intention to boot out Niger, Gabon, the Central African Republic and Uganda at the beginning of next year. Mauritania was kicked off the programme by Joe Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump in 2019 over forced labour practices.
JOHANNESBURG - As the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act forum kicks off at the Nasrec Expo Centre, in Johannesburg, on Thursday – the United States has decided to reinstate Mauritania’s benefits.
The US now says its government has shown a willingness to work diligently to make substantial and measurable progress on the issue of workers' rights. This while governments in the CAR and Uganda have been booted out over gross violations of internationally recognised human rights.The official programme will see different sectors, including labour and civil society across Africa and the US in
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