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Monday, April 13, 2009
The International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC) updated its ranking of the top 100 countries’ performance based on meeting sulfur limits in domestic gasoline. Germany and Japan remained first and second respectively, with the lowest limits, while thirteen out of the top 100 were out of Africa.
The thirteen African countries that made the list come from all areas of the continent and rank differently in their development stages. Four out of the thirteen fell in their ratings from the last ranking and nine improved their positions.
North Africa’s Morocco saw the most improvement, moving up an overwhelming 76 spots to come in ranked 43rd. Morocco came in one position higher than the US in the rankings.
Other African countries who made the top 100 but slipped in the rankings are Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Libya who slipped down 17 positions. Countries besides Morocco gaining in the rankings were Tanzania, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Niger, Mali, Sierra Leone, and South Africa.
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