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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,...
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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...
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DR Congo: Kinshasa Floods
It was a relief to learn that our colleagues in Kinshasa are all safe and sound despite the floods in Kinshasa (DR Congo) which have killed more than 120 people. [video width="640" height="368"...
China: Port Covid Rules Modified
China's Ministry of Transport has very recently updated the Covid Prevention Guidelines in sea ports (see the official announcement in Mandarin here). Inbound vessels are no longer required to provide their crew’s Covid test results before the...
Abidjan: Sludge Sanctions in Sight
Earlier this month, the Port of Abidjan reminded ship agents that in accordance with 21 April 1999 decree no. 99-318 on Abidjan's Port Police regulations, the so-called "awareness period" regarding waste, waste oil and sludge disposal ends on 31...