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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

Osun governor Aregbesola 'did not collect salary' for eight years in post

BBC African Footballer of the Year 2018: Nominees named for award

AFCON 2019: Mali and Morocco qualify for Cameroon

US to cut Africom troops amid focus on Russia and China

Zambia's Barbra Banda: The striker who is also a boxer

Zimbabwe bus: At least 42 killed in suspected gas explosion

Navy SEALs and Marines charged in death of Special Forces soldier

Khashoggi, South African arms and the Saudis - explained

Ghanaian-American director Blitz Bazawule on new film

Deciding where to bury your parents if they were not born in the UK

Who should own South Africa's land?

Kehinde Wiley: Obama portrait artist opens Lagos studio

Lusaka-based artist Stary Mwaba on the importance of painting

Vote for your BBC African Footballer of the Year: Benatia, Koulibaly, Mane, Partey, Salah

AFCON 2019: Uganda qualify with win over Cape Verde

AFCON 2019: Three-time champions Nigeria are back

History of the BBC African Footballer of the Year award

Mohamed Salah: Egypt forward scores last-minute winner against Tunisia

Emmanuel Igunza: Ethiopia's PM takes on the military

Damian Zane: A 40-year search for a skull in Germany

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

Elizabeth Ohene: A royal visit to a land of princes

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

Africa's week in pictures: 9-15 November 2018

Is teenage pregnancy in Kenya really on the rise?

Cameroon conflict: 'We live in fear in Bamenda'

Could these beautiful islands help stop killer diseases?

Refugee family arrives in Canada just in time for snow

Somalia journalists risk their lives to report the truth

Nallah Sangare on using fashion to tell the story of Africa

Bricks made using urine invented by South African scientists

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