Morocco Phosphate Giant Accuses S.Africa of ‘piracy’

Morocco’s phosphate industry giant OCP on Thursday accused South Africa of “political piracy” by detaining a Moroccan cargo vessel loaded with phosphate from the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The South African judiciary had “passed an eminently political decision and committed a gross abuse of power”, Morocco’s state-run group said in a statement. The 34,000-tonne … Read more