Obama curbs trade benefits for several African nations
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U.S. President Barack Obama has left Madagascar, Guinea and Niger, the receipt of trade benefits for one year.
He said he had failed to make steady progress in order to meet the requirements of the United States for a program to create jobs in Africa.
Obama said that every country has experienced a democratic transfer of power is not, which means it does not meet the criteria.
However, Mauritania, was added to the program again.
The Africa Growth and Opportunity was founded in 2000 to bring tangible benefits for African countries that their economies to free markets.
To participate, countries show that most workers have included the introduction of the rule of law and political pluralism, the elimination of barriers to trade and investment in the United States and the fight against corruption.
In Niger, Mamadou Tandja, refused President took office at the end of their term leave, while Guinea and Madagascar have seen, both backed military coups.
A coup in Mauritania last year, but an election was held this year, came despite that was the coup Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz in power by observers to be as transparent.
