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One-Stop Border Posts: OSBP Progress and the Last-Mile Delay Problem

COMESA and EAC One-Stop Border Posts at Beit Bridge, Chirundu, Malaba, and Namanga have cut clearing times from 5-7 days to 12-24 hours. Yet last-mile...

Esther Kamau Feb 04, 2026 2 min read Read More
Djibouti's Port Strategy: How a Nation of One Million Commands the Horn of Africa's Trade Routes

With a population barely exceeding one million, Djibouti has built one of the world's most strategically positioned port empires. Its model of infrast...

Ahmed Hassan Jan 26, 2026 2 min read Read More
Warehousing and Distribution in Africa: Meeting the E-Commerce and FMCG Demand

Africa's warehousing sector is growing at 15 percent annually, driven by e-commerce fulfilment, FMCG distribution, and pharmaceutical cold chain deman...

Nomsa Dube Dec 27, 2025 1 min read Read More
Djibouti Port: East Africa's Premier Transshipment Hub Under Competition Pressure

Djibouti handles 70 percent of Ethiopian imports and exports and significant Somalia, South Sudan, and Eritrea trade. New port developments in Berbera...

Ahmed Hassan Dec 11, 2025 1 min read Read More
African Maritime Shipping: Building a Continental Fleet

Africa has less than 2 percent of global shipping tonnage despite generating 5 percent of world trade. Building a continental shipping fleet is both a...

Emmanuel Nkosi Dec 04, 2025 2 min read Read More
Dar es Salaam Port Expansion: Serving Tanzania and Four Landlocked Neighbours

Tanzania's $463 million Dar es Salaam port expansion is adding berth capacity and digital infrastructure to handle growing trade volumes from Zambia,...

Fatuma Moshi Nov 28, 2025 1 min read Read More