Kenya's SGR and Tanzania's TAZARA successor are transforming East African freight economics. Rail's lower cost per tonne-kilometre offers a long-term...
The Trans-Kalahari Corridor connects Namibia's Atlantic port of Walvis Bay to Botswana's Gaborone and South Africa's Gauteng. For Botswana exporters,...
Tanzania's main port has long underperformed relative to its strategic location. A comprehensive privatisation and investment programme is transformin...
The Northern Corridor handles over $5 billion in annual freight between the Indian Ocean and the Great Lakes region. New investments are transforming...
Alexandria handles 60 percent of Egypt's external trade. With Suez Canal revenues at $9.4 billion in 2023, Egypt's logistics infrastructure is strateg...
Africa's One-Stop Border Posts have cut average crossing times by up to 80 percent at pilot sites. Twenty-two operational OSBPs are processing over 15...
Lomé Container Terminal is West Africa's only natural deep-water port, capable of receiving the world's largest container vessels without dredging....
Benin's Port of Cotonou handled 12 million tonnes in 2023 but faces competition from Lomé and Lagos for Nigerian transit cargo. A comprehensive mod...
The Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport corridor is East Africa's most ambitious infrastructure project, connecting Kenya's new Lamu port to land...
Africa loses an estimated 30 to 40 percent of fresh produce to spoilage due to inadequate cold chain infrastructure. New investment from private opera...
The Beira Corridor connects Mozambique's port of Beira to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and the DRC. Cyclone damage, infrastructure backlog, and rail unde...
Walvis Bay Container Terminal is Southern Africa's most efficient port and the natural gateway for Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and DRC. The Trans-Kala...
African air cargo volumes grew 12 percent in 2023 to 1.4 million tonnes. Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa dominate as cargo hubs, serving horticultur...
Durban Port handles nearly 60% of South Africa's containerised trade, but chronic operational failures are costing the region an estimated $1 billion...
Africa's network of inland container depots has expanded from 12 to over 40 facilities since 2015. ICDs at Nairobi, Lusaka, and Kigali have transforme...