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February's Unrest: Senegal's political scene faced turbulence in February when the presidential election postponement sparked protests in Dakar. Within two days, authorities arrested at least 150 individuals. As reported previously by Budd Senegal,...

Important Notice for Shipowners and Maritime Carriers Operating in Angola. This article summarises  a recent regulatory change which affects shipowners and maritime carriers transporting cargo to or from Angola. Key Updates: New Licensing...

Large swathes of West Africa are experiencing a major internet outage after damage was reported to 4 out of 5 critical submarine cables. The disruption, impacting countries like Ivory Coast, Liberia, Benin, and Burkina Faso, began on Thursday and...

In recent months, Budd Guinea has observed a hardening in the attitude of the Ministry of Mines and Geology (MMG) personnel who carry out mandatory draft surveys on board vessels loading bauxite. The MMG are now threatening to withhold outward...

The Guinean Trade Union Movement, an umbrella group of the major unions in the country, urged public and private sector workers not to turn up to their jobs from Monday, 26 February 2024. Tensions rose in the capital of Conakry yesterday. ...

Vessels calling in Lomé (Togo) should be aware that they may face fines of over 130 million Euros and prison sentences of between 3 months and one year for exchanging items with local people, notably fishermen. In the three cases known to us,...

Yesterday, 20 February 2024, a spokesman for Guinea's President read out a decree on the state television channel announcing that the government had been dissolved. All government ministers were instructed to hand over their passports and official...

Given the anticipated unauthorized demonstrations nationwide starting at 3:00 PM local time today (13 February), the Senegalese government has decided to suspend mobile internet connections for the whole day. The demonstrations stem from discontent...