The customs authorities in Senegal have seized three containers of ammunition aboard a Guyana-flagged cargo ship, the Eolika. The authorities estimate that the three containers are worth an estimated 5.2 million US dollars. The discovery was made in the port of Dakar but the customs agency did not specify the[Read More…]
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Senegal Suspends Groundnut Export Tax
The decision to suspend Senegal’s groundnut export tax was made by President Macky Sall, during the last cabinet meeting. Official forecasts indicate a national production of 1.6 million tons of peanuts at the end of the 2021-2022 agricultural season. But because of the poor quality of the harvest, exporters and[Read More…]
Construction Begins At DP World’s $1.1 Bln Port In Senegal
Senegal President Macky Sall on Monday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a $1.13 billion deep-water port being developed by Dubai’s state-owned port operator DP World at Ndayane, around 50 km (31 miles) south of the capital Dakar. DP World Dakar, a joint venture between the Dubai-based logistics[Read More…]
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