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The Protests in Kinshasa The recent capture of Goma by M23 rebels sparked widespread protests in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), earlier this week. Demonstrators expressed outrage over the perceived involvement of the Rwandan army in...

With our very best wishes to all our Colleagues and Clients who are celebrating the Lunar New Year.

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According to local press reports, on 7 December 2024, the Managing Director of Guinea's Customs Services, Mousssa Camara, his deputy Macky Diallo, and nine other people including accountants and freight forwarders, were arrested for the alleged...

Budd Mozambique advised this morning that protests against alleged rigging of the 9 October 2024 general elections were now preventing our surveyor from reaching the port of Pemba in northern Mozambique. Electoral authorities announced that the...

Following Budd New Caledonia's June update (https://www.budd-pni.com/noumeas-port-and-airport-closed/), the curfew in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia was finally lifted at the beginning of the week on Monday, 2 December 2024. A few...

Ever wondered why negotiating cargo claims or retrieving bank guarantees can be so tough in Algeria? One of the reasons is that under Algerian anti-corruption laws, an error or oversight which has led to “bad business results” exposes the...

A ban has brought a stop to all Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) bauxite operations in Kamsar, Guinea. All other Guinean bauxite exporters are continuing to operate. The ban is thought to result from a dispute between the Guinean state and GAC, a...