The Moroccan Council of Ministers has reportedly approved the pending income tax treaties with Ethiopia, Ghana, and South Sudan. Morocco signed the treaty with Ethiopia on 19 November 2016 ({News-2017-01-03/T/4-previous coverage}), signed the treaty with Ghana on 17 February 2017 ({News-2017-03-31/T/5-previous coverage}), and signed the treaty with South Sudan on 1 February 2017 ({News-2017-03-27/T/7-previous coverage}). Each treaty will enter into force after the ratification instruments are exchanged and will generally apply from 1 January following their entry into force, although with respect to the Ethiopia-Morocco treaty, the treaty will apply in Ethiopia from 8 July following its entry into force.