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Morocco agrees to accept US poultryMorocco has agreed to accept imports of American poultry products for the first time, the US Trade Representative’s office and the US Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday, estimating initial annual shipments at about US$10 million.The agreement reverses Morocco’s previous ban on US poultry that was based on food safety concerns despite a free trade agreement between the two countries.USTR and USDA said the two agencies had worked with the Moroccan government “to provide assurances on the safety of US poultry.”-Nampa/ReutersMozambique finalises block 5 oil deals Mozambique’s government on Tuesday approved contracts giving exclusive rights to energy companies to act on concessions awarded to them to explore for oil following four years of negotiations and delays that threatened to derail the projects.Cabinet spokeswoman Ana Comoana said the companies could now go ahead with mining operations to tap offshore oil reserves that experts say are enough to supply energy to Britain, France, Germany and Italy for over 20 years.-Nampa/ReutersKenya's competition watchdog won’t act on SafaricomKenya’s competition watchdog expressed concern on Tuesday about the wider economic impact of lawmakers and the country’s telecoms regulator taking a tough line on dominant operator Safaricom, saying no action was needed.“Any regulation focusing on the sector should have a multi-agency approach because its effects would cut across all the drivers of the economy,” Wang’ombe Kariuki, the director general of the Competition Authority told the Kenyan parliament’s communication and information committee.Kariuki said the Competition Authority had not found any evidence of Safaricom, which has a 67 percent market share, abusing its dominance in any of its business sectors, meaning there was no need for action by regulators.-Nampa/ReutersGhanaian president sacks energy ministerGhanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo sacked energy minister Boakye Agyarko on Monday, a statement from the presidency said, giving no official reason.Press reports said Agyarko was removed because Akufo-Addo was unhappy with his handling of an agreement to extend an existing five-year deal with United Arab Emirates-based AMERI Energy to operate a 300MW emergency power plant.The deal has been controversial in Ghana, with critics balking at a price tag of more than half a billion dollars.-Nampa/Reuters

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