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Year: 2023

Tunisia: Bizerte Mobile Bridge Fire

Budd Tunisia reports that a fire broke out earlier today in the engine of Bizerte's movable bridge. The causes are not yet clear. It seems that vessels at inner the port could be blocked there till the bridge is repaired, and those which are on the...

Indonesia Bans Bauxite Exports

Budd Indonesia wishes to share the following translation of a an article published by financedetik.com on the new ban on bauxite exports: Quote The government officially banned bauxite exports starting June 10, 2023 in accordance with the policy...

Senegal: 9 Deaths in Riots

View of Dakar motorway in the afternoon  of 1 June 2023 Following the 2-year sentence of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko,...

Customs Fines and Immigration Controls in Senegal

24/02/23 Customs Fines In recent years, Customs fines in Dakar have become both more frequent and more expensive.  Fines of several hundred thousand US dollars are commonplace and in one case, a fine of one million US dollars was levied....

Guinea: Civil Unrest in Conakry

The Capital of Conakry has been under high political tension/instability since yesterday evening due to conflict between the Government which first came to power as a result of a military coup in 2021, and the FNDC (Front National pour la Défense...

Happy Lunar New Year

A special thought for all our clients and colleagues who are celebrating the Lunar New Year