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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:
03/08/2018
Indonesia Back-Pedals on Regulation 82/2017

After postponing implementation of the stipulation under Regulation 82/2017 that only Indonesian-controlled vessels coul...
09/07/2018
Guinea: Petrol Prices Spark Protests

A 25% increase in petrol prices (from GF 8,000 or US$ 0.89 per litre to GF 10,000 or US$ 1.11 per litre) resulted in barricades going up in the streets of Conakry on Friday, 6 July 2018.
04/07/2018
Budd Group Network Updates

The very latest coordinates of all Budd's offices and staff have just been published in the Budd App (search for budd group) and in the "Our Offices" section of our website.
02/07/2018
Jakarta's Port off War Risk List

Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta was not on the War Risk blacklist published on 14 June 2018 because it has been declared safe for world shipping by the Joint War Committee (JWC).
02/07/2018
Ships Needed for Emergency Services Training Exercises

Marseille's Naval Fire Brigade (les Marins Pompiers) is offering the opportunity for vessels calling in the ports of Marseille-Fos to participate in fire and rescue training exercises.
09/04/2018
Indonesia: Two New Implementation Dates for Regulation 82/2017

To the relief of many, the Director General of Foreign Trade, Oke Nurwan, has confirmed that the obligation under Regula...
30/03/2018
HAPPY EASTER !

During the Easter Weekend (Monday, 2 April is a public holiday in many countries), the Budd Group's staff are available via the 24/7 Emergency Contact no. +33 (0)1 84 88 08 41 or their mobiles.
13/03/2018
Tug Stoppage Announced for Port of Marseille-Fos

Tugs will stop work from the start of the shift to 13:00 on Friday, 16 March 2018 in the Western Harbour of the Port of Marseille-Fos.
12/03/2018
Guinea: Protests Intensify

Following the failure of talks between government representatives and the teachers' union, the teachers’ strike which started one month ago today, continues as tensions deepen throughout Guinea.

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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

Indonesia Back-Pedals on Regulation 82/2017

Guinea: Petrol Prices Spark Protests

Budd Group Network Updates

Jakarta's Port off War Risk List

Ships Needed for Emergency Services Training Exercises

Indonesia: Two New Implementation Dates for Regulation 82/2017

HAPPY EASTER !

Tug Stoppage Announced for Port of Marseille-Fos

Guinea: Protests Intensify

Tanzania's Magufuli deploys military amid cashew nut crisis

Uganda school fire: 'Arson attack' leaves 10 dead

Briton dies from rabies after Morocco cat bite

Cameroon school kidnap: Final four hostages freed in Bamenda

What is fake news and how can you identify it?

Nallah Sangare on using fashion to tell the story of Africa

Chineke! Europe's first majority black orchestra

Bricks made using urine invented by South African scientists

Khirkee Voice: The Delhi newspaper bridging the Indian-African divide

Mental health in Nigeria: Hauwa Ojeifo's 24/7 helpline for women

Fifa appoints normalisation committee to run Madagascar Football Federation

West Ham's Pedro Obiang yet to approach Fifa for nationality swap

Caf calls off qualifier between Kenya and Sierra Leone

Hosts Ghana draw on experience in final women’s Nations Cup squad

Nigerian Chukwueze revels in historic La Liga goal

Pumza Fihlani meets the girl juggling school exams and baby twins

Andrew Harding: The 'bank heist' that sparked a parliamentary brawl

Patience Atuhaire: The city banking on more guns to make it safer

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

Migrant crisis: Life and death on a Spanish rescue boat in Mediterranean

The forest beekeepers of Zanzibar

In pictures: ‘This is the Sudan I want to show’

The details of life in a refugee camp

Mannir Dan Ali: A young country for old men

Lamin Cham: I was tortured in The Gambia

Joseph Warungu: Kenya's Bible plan to tackle corruption

Elizabeth Ohene: Ghana should use Melania Trump as a fashion ambassador

Somalian journalists risk their lives to report the truth

A year in fake news in Africa

What we’ve learnt about fake news in Africa

The 'painted wolves' of Zimbabwe

Africa's week in pictures: 2-8 November 2018

'How I learnt to fix cars from internet videos'

Prince Charles in Africa: A royal visit to a land of princes and chiefs

The Congolese protester who was arrested, beaten and became a martyr

Kenyan eye doctor treats albino children for free

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