Gambia: French Shipping Company Slaps Ban On Gambia Timber Over Illegal Rosewood Exports

French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM Group has suspended all timber exports from the Gambia over suspicions that undeclared shipments of rosewood may have been part of cargo shipments.

"The group has decided to halt its timber exports from the country until further notice," said a statement from the Marseilles-based company on 9 July.

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