The US Trade Representative's Office revealed that President Donald Trump plans to cancel trade benefits to Mauritania starting from next January 1, because he believes that Nouakchott has not made sufficient progress in getting rid of slavery.
The office issued a statement confirming that Trump made this decision after the annual eligibility report, which concluded that the requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which guarantees the exempt of some goods from customs duties, do not apply to Mauritania.
The office confirmed that Mauritania is still silent about the practices of forced labor, which is similar to slavery.
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