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22/01/2019
DR Congo: Internet Re-connected

Following official publication of the DR Congo’s presidential election results, Budd’s Kinshasa and Matadi offices have confirmed to us that internet and social media began to work again yesterday (21 January 2019).
21/01/2019
China taking steps to implement the Ballast Water Convention

China joined the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Conv...
14/01/2019
Casablanca's Port Development Plan

Budd's Casablanca office shares details of the major development plans which were published in the moroccan website "Leconomiste".
07/01/2019
Gabon: Ports Secure

Budd Gabon advised earlier today that, despite the attempted military coup which started in the night of 6 to 7 January ...
07/01/2019
DR Congo: Election Results Delayed

As reported in the press, votes are still being counted in the DR Congo’s presidential election and therefore the results were not published this weekend as originally announced (see our website alert of 2 January 2018).
02/01/2019
DR Congo: Internet Down

Following the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 30 December 2018 presidential election, Budd’s Kinshasa and Matadi offices ...
12/12/2018
New Bauxite Facilities in Guinea

As the bauxite mining industry continues to grow, Budd's Guinea office reports on a few of the latest developments.
11/12/2018
China Sulphur Emission Control Requirements Updated

Earlier this month, the China Maritime Safety Administration published a further notice on the implementation of the low...
21/11/2018
Budd China Extends its Services

We are pleased to advise that, in addition to the P&I, H&M, protecting, emergency, legal and surveying services which Bu...
05/10/2018
Eastern DR Congo Battles with Ebola and Massacres

Insecurity, rumors and suspicion are hampering the efforts of aid agencies to combat the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
01/10/2018
Nigeria: General Strike Over

Budd's Nigeria office reports that the general strike which commenced on 27 September is now over.
27/09/2018
General Strike in Nigeria - Ports at a Standstill

Budd’s Lagos office advises that a general strike of all public and private sector employees started this morning (27 September 2018).
26/09/2018
Tug Stoppage in Marseille-Fos 28 September 2018

Marseille-Fos’ tug operator, Boluda, has advised all local ship agents that on 28 September 2018, there will be no tug s...
25/09/2018
Recent Attacks Confirm Piracy Increase in Gulf of Guinea

A major pirate attack took place this Saturday (22 September) when pirates boarded MV Glarus, a Swiss-flagged vessel en route from Lagos to Port Harcourt (Nigeria). The vessel was carrying wheat.
22/08/2018
Indonesia Revokes Nickel Ore and Bauxite Export Permits

Budd Indonesia has spotted this important news published by Reuters:

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DR Congo: Internet Re-connected

China taking steps to implement the Ballast Water Convention

Casablanca's Port Development Plan

Gabon: Ports Secure

DR Congo: Election Results Delayed

DR Congo: Internet Down

New Bauxite Facilities in Guinea

China Sulphur Emission Control Requirements Updated

Budd China Extends its Services

Eastern DR Congo Battles with Ebola and Massacres

Nigeria: General Strike Over

General Strike in Nigeria - Ports at a Standstill

Tug Stoppage in Marseille-Fos 28 September 2018

Recent Attacks Confirm Piracy Increase in Gulf of Guinea

Indonesia Revokes Nickel Ore and Bauxite Export Permits

Zimbabwe troops accused of 'systematic torture' of protesters

Kenya attack: 'Selfless six' mourned in Nairobi after siege

France summons Italian envoy over Africa remarks

Three Sodje brothers jailed for taking charity money

Egypt TV host Mohamed al-Ghiety jailed for interviewing gay man

The 'untold' story of British-Somalis in Manchester

Being awake during brain surgery: 'You are hovering in between worlds'

Bola Tinubu on why she founded Nigeria's child helpline

Model Ikran Omar on the challenges of wearing a hijab on the catwalk

Coffee species face extinction, report says

Cherno Samba: The football prodigy who made it in a video game

Vakoun Issouf Bayo: New Celtic striker says 'I want to score goals and win trophies'

John Mikel Obi: Middlesbrough in talks with former Chelsea midfielder

Barcelona: Kevin-Prince Boateng makes 'dream' loan move from Sassuolo

Senegalese coach Omar Daf extends Sochaux deal

Senegal's Demba Ba returns to Turkey with Istanbul Basaksehir

Jonathan Paye-Layleh: George Weah's Liberia scorecard one year on

Tomi Oladipo: Could Kenya have prevented hotel siege?

Reunions, tears and red lips in 2018

Queues amid floods in DR Congo vote

The devastating effects of drought and severe weather in Mozambique

Ghana's red-hot funerals: Buried in a chilli pepper

In pictures: Follow Ghana's 'yellow-brick road'

Spectacular super bloom transforms South African desert

How one DR Congo town is coping with Ebola outbreak

Brian Hungwe: Zimbabwe's fuel woes

Zeinab Mohammed Salih: Why people keep cash under the mattress in Sudan

Joseph Warungu: Beyoncé, Bashir and Big Brother in 2019

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: 'Guilty until proven innocent in Nigeria'

Elizabeth Ohene: Africa's history makers in 2018

Sola Odunfa: How Nigeria's elite avoid 'bad education'

Brian Hungwe: Cremations 'threaten' Zimbabwe's ancestral spirits

Zeinab Mohammed Salih: Fashion police shave off afros

Mannir Dan Ali: A young country for old men

Letter from Africa: What is it like to report a terror attack?

Drums, trumpets and prayer in Ethiopia

'Why Sudan is shooting medics'

Reality Check: Why has Zimbabwe hiked petrol prices?

Who are the Nairobi victims?

The horsemen making a living on Lagos beach Nigeria

Africa's week in pictures: 11-17 January 2019

How Egypt is turning to 'female Viagra'

How does Tshisekedi's win in DR Congo add up?

Nairobi hotel: 'How we survived DusitD2 siege'

eSwatini - Taiwan's last friend in Africa

'I want to stand up for every woman experiencing abuse'

Kenya attack: Relief replaces fear after attack

Kenya attack: 'Our deaths are displayed for consumption'

Laurent Gbagbo case: Ivory Coast leader's acquittal rattles ICC foundations

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