The Northern Corridor anchored by the port of Mombasa in Kenya, and the Central Corridor, anchored by the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, are principal and crucial transport routes for national, regional and international trade of the five East...
Uganda’s road network consists of approximately 10 000 km of national or trunk roads (of which some 2 200 km are bituminised, and the rest gravel), 25 000 km of district or feeder roads, 2 800 km of urban roads (comprising roads in Kampala City,...
In 2004, Tanzania had an estimated 85 000 km of classified roads, of which some 5 169 km were paved. A 1 930 km main road links Zambia and Tanzania, and there is a road link with Rwanda. A 10-year integrated roads programme, funded by international...
Rwanda’s external trade is heavily dependent on the ports of Mombasa (Kenya), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Matadi (DRC), and about 80% of Rwandan exports and imports pass through Uganda and Kenya. There are no railways in Rwanda, although plans...
Like Rwanda, there are no railways in Burundi. Plans have been under consideration since 1987 for the construction of a line passing through Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, to connect with the Kigoma-Dar es Salaam line in Tanzania. This rail link would...
Kenya’s extensive transport system includes road, rail, air, and coastal and inland waterways. The chief port is Mombasa, whose history predates the colonial era and which is now the largest port on the East African coast. It is operated by the...
Engen has constructed a third petroleum products terminal in Mozambique aimed at fuelling growth in the country and increasing supply in East Africa. The new depot will supply petrol, diesel and lubricants to the main hubs in the country, as well...
The notable decrease in piracy in the Somali Basin has left security experts puzzled. Since 2009, there have been over 700 attacks off of the coast of Somalia, but in 2014 there were only 11 incidents of piracy, which did not include a single ship...
The Mombasa port in East Africa, achieved a record throughput of one million TEUs in the year ending 31 December 2014. This is a significant increase from 2013 in which 894 000 TEUs were handled by the port. This major milestone places it among the...
