A ban has brought a stop to all Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) bauxite operations in Kamsar, Guinea. All other Guinean bauxite exporters are continuing to operate. The ban is thought to result from a dispute between the Guinean state and GAC, a...
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Year: 2024
Ghana: Takoradi Firing Zone 13 NM from Port
The Harbour Master's office has reminded all Takoradi port stakeholders that a military firing exercise is to take place tomorrow, Friday 25 October 2024 from 0900 to 1600 hours. The full coordinates of the designated firing area are to be found...
Budd Group: Pioneers of P&I
We were very touched when @Neil Watson at NorthStandard shared with us the following extract from the Standard Club’s first ever printed list of Correspondents which covered 1914-15: Neil added that we were in the illustrious company of Leopold...
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Senegal: Power Outage in Dakar
Budd Senegal advises that following a grid failure, large swathes of Dakar and the surrounding areas have no electricity. According to the local electricity supplier, repairs are underway to restore power. In the meantime, the extensive cuts are...
The Mpox Epidemic
Democratic Republic of Congo Budd’s DR Congo office reports that following the emergence of new highly contagious Mpox strains, the epidemic which started in 2022 in South Kivu province to the East of the country, has now spread to a total of 22...
Guinea: New Consitution Sparks Political Unrest
Following the online publication of the government's draft for a new constitution, Guinea's opposition movement called for a "dead town" day today (12 August 2024). People were asked to stay at home and refrain from going to work....
Sierre Leone – Dockers’ Strike Over
Following Saturday's news of a dockers' strike in Freetown, our local office reports that following successful negotiations, work has has resumed. Information provided by Fode Mario Camara (fode-mario.camara@budd-pni.com), Area Manager for...
Sierra Leone: Port Stoppage 10/08/24
Budd's Sierra Leone office reports that after weeks of failed attempts to start pay rise negotiations with the Ministry of Labour, workers at Freetown's Main Water Quay stopped work earlier today for an unspecified period. The local press reported...
West Africa – It’s raining (hard) again
Many of our colleagues in Budd's West African offices report that the rainy season has hit hard this year, resulting in: stoppages in cargo operations power and telecommunications failures severe flooding. The wet season usually occurs between May...