The U.S. measure concerned vessels that had stopped at certain Nigerian ports before joining the United States. Its lifting comes after several assessments of Nigeria's maritime security system and the progress made in the implementation of the...
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Senegal: 100 000 TEU container terminal planned in Touba from 2027
The General Directorate of Customs, the Senegalese Council of Chargers (COSEC) and Focus Investment Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of a container terminal of destination in Touba. Infrastructure must bring customs clearance operations closer...
Supply chain: Japanese NX Group launches platform to centralize data
Nippon Express Holdings has launched NX-VISTA, a platform to centralize order, shipment and inventory data to give companies visibility of their operations from order to delivery. The Japanese band NX...
Zambia: Aman Wole Gurmu appointed Managing Director of Zambia Airways
Zambian national company Zambia Airways has appointed Aman Wole Gurmu to the position of Managing Director, with effective entry into office on 1 August 2026. The former executive of Ethiopian Airlines has more than 19 years of experience in aviation, especially in the...
Kenya: Five Horn of Africa Countries Validate Regional Trade Facilitation Roadmap
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan validated a new regional roadmap in Nairobi to facilitate cross-border trade over the period 2026-2031. The document includes 14 strategic objectives, including...
Egypt: Mostafa Farouk Ismail Shikhoun named head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone · Global Voices
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi appointed Mostafa Farouk Ismail Shikhoun as President of the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) for a one-year term. He succeeded Walid Gamal El-Din, who had led the authority since August 2022. The...
Morocco: Maersk strengthens rail link between Tangier and Casablanca
The Danish group Maersk reorganizes its logistics facility in Morocco, relying more on the port of Tangier Med and a regular rail link to Casablanca. This organization should enable goods to be transported to the main hub...
Egypt receives two bulk carriers built in China
The Egyptian National Navigation Company received two 82,000 tons bulk carriers built by the Chinese shipyard New Hantong. Baptized « Wadi Al-Nil » and « Wadi Al-Qamar », they raise to 16 the number of ships of the company, within the framework of a...
Senegal: Dakar-Bamako traffic reports to Moussala and causes congestion in the southern corridor
The postponement of part of the road traffic between Senegal and Mali to the Kedugu-Saraya-Moussala route leads to heavy congestion at the Moussala border crossing. A joint mission of the Senegalese and Malian shippers' councils noted lines of...
Egypt: 4,300 km logistics corridor planned to link Chad and Central Africa
Cairo and N的Djamena are accelerating discussions around a 4,300-kilometre land corridor linking the Egyptian port of Berenice to the Chadian capital. The project, which could be extended to the Cameroonian port of Douala, aims to...