Abidjan-Lagos Trade and Transport Facilitation Project
Click on the below link for the the Abidjan-Lagos Trade and Transport Facilitation Project report: REPORT_ALTTFP_YR2_291112_Engl_2_pdf_Synth.pdf
Africa
EAC meeting produces some key decisions
All countries in the East Africa Community (EAC) will have to comply with the EAC ministerial decision to remove road blocks and replace them with electronic cargo tracking systems and police patrols. The change must take place by December...
New railway from Mombasa to Kampala to be built
A new railway line with a gauge of 1,435mm will be built from Mombasa via Nairobi to Kampala. This new development was entered into by the governments of Kenya and Uganda who have signed an agreement to build the new line. Along with this, Kenya...
EAC to punish member states enforcing non-tariff barriers
A draft law which will punish countries that fail to implement agreed upon mechanisms to eliminate trade barriers has been submitted at the regional Parliament. Jose Maciel, the TradeMark East Africa director of trade facilitation, noted that while...
SEKO Logistics expands into East Africa with new offices in Uganda and Ethiopia
Aviation has the potential to create 66,000 jobs
APM Terminals proposes new Nigerian mega-port project
Big infrastructure developments in Africa to boost transport
Road freight industry strike action and CPB planned outage
