Agents and importers report increasing procurement difficulties in business with African roundwood and lumber on account of transport problems within the continent and irregular shipment from the ports. Importers quote larger volumes of timber which could not be transported through Central Africa recently because of the unrest prevailing there. Timber transport in the Central African Republic has come to a virtual standstill because of the civil war there, while the closure of the country’s borders has also interrupted transit traffic. For example, the situation affects timber originating from Northern Congo which is transported via the Central African Republic and which is to be shipped from there.
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