Nearly 50 managers from the West and Central Africa region participated in a workshop on managing e-commerce flows from 21 to 24 September. Work includes customs clearance, risk management,...
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Morocco: Casablanca port opens door 4 at night to reduce congestion
Since 18 September, Gate 4 of Casablanca Port is accessible from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. The aim of this measure is to distribute the flows of heavy goods vehicles over a wider time range, while waiting times for containers to exit still reach...
Uganda and South Sudan sign customs agreement to facilitate cross-border trade
In particular, the customs administrations of both countries plan to strengthen digital interoperability, the tracking of goods in transit and the use of electronic permits. Some new procedures, including those relating to the change of...
Togo: containerized traffic from the port of Lomé increases by 16% in 2025
The Lomé Autonomous Port handled 2.4 million TEUs in 2025, compared with 2.06 million a year earlier. The Togolese port now ranks 91st in the 2026 rankings of Lloyds List and remains the leading port in sub-Saharan Africa. The Autonomous Port of...
Senegal: Sadio Mané launches CFAF 11.7 billion agro-industrial park in Bambali
The SM10 Agro project envisages the production and processing of mango on 500 hectares in the Sedhiou region. The complex must include a treatment plant, three processing units and a training centre, with a start-up...
Maritime transport: Hapag-Lloyd strengthens access to terminals in Africa with DP World
The agreement provides for access to capacity in the port terminals of Dakar, Luanda and Dar es Salaam, as well as support for the development of the port infrastructures of Banana and Maputo. Hapag-Lloyd plans to exceed one million TEUs transported in...
Morocco: Marsa Morocco keeps its 4th place among container port operators in Africa
The Moroccan group is the fourth largest container terminal operator in the continent for the third consecutive year, according to the 2025 edition of the report. « Global Container Terminal Operators » Drewry. He also makes his entrance...
Kenya: KRA opens electronic tracking of goods to 15 private operators
The Kenyan Tax Authority (Kenya Revenue Authority, KRA) will gradually abandon its own electronic seals in favour of a system open to 15 private suppliers. The reform concerns goods under customs control passing through, inter alia...
Ghana: BOST reduces fuel exports to Burkina Faso and Mali
Ghana's public oil distribution company BOST Energies has reduced its shipments of diesel and petrol to Burkina Faso and Mali since August. This decision comes as domestic demand increases and conditions...
Guinea: Chinese consortium presents mining corridor project over $3 billion
On 16 September 2026, a consortium of Chinese companies led by SPIC and Chinalco presented Guinea's Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah with a mining corridor project linking the area of Santou with the maritime facade of Cape Verga. The program plans...