Mayor of Mampatim, Kolda region, Amadou Diallo was appointed Managing Director of the Senegalese Export Promotion Agency (ASEPEX) at the Council of Ministers on 10 September 2026. He succeeds Modou Mbéne Diop as head of the agency...
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Africa-China trade: Africa's deficit reaches $80.07 billion over eight months
Trade between Africa and China reached $273.94 billion between January and August 2026. Over this period, China's exports to the continent grew faster than imports from Africa, accounting for more than...
Kenya: DP World and GulfCap Africa formalize partnership for 222 hectares of industrial park in Mombasa
DP World and GulfCap Africa signed a Shareholders Agreement in Nairobi to continue the development of Mombasa Industrial Park in Kenya. Planned for 222 hectares under a special economic zone, the project must be...
Nigeria: APM Terminals signs an agreement to negotiate the development of the port of Badagry
APM Terminals and the Société de développement du port de Badagry (Badagry Port Development Limited) have signed in Copenhagen a Memorandum of Understanding concerning exclusive negotiations for the development of the future deep water port of Badagry, Nigeria. The...
Malawi: $20 million for two ships and the modernization of a shipyard
The Government of Malawi has signed a $20 million memorandum of understanding with the Chinese company Hongtai Investment Group to develop transport on Lake Malawi. The project includes the construction of two ships and the modernization of the...
Maritime transport: MSC partially resumes transits via the Suez Canal
MSC has decided to partially re-establish transits via the Suez Canal on a limited number of services linking East and West. This decision comes after a new assessment of the safety and operating conditions in the Red Sea, while the...
Ivory Coast: the dry port site of Ferkessédougou exceeds 30%
The Ferkessédougou dry port site in northern Côte d'Ivoire exceeded 30 per cent, according to the authorities. Planned for the end of 2028, this infrastructure must strengthen the logistical organization between Abidjan, the north of the country and the states of...
Port infrastructure: CCCC and CMA CGM strengthen their cooperation in Africa
Chinese group China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and French shipowner CMA CGM signed, on 28 August 2026 in Shenzhen, China, a Memorandum of Understanding covering port infrastructure, logistics, transport and chains.
Maritime transport: PIL strengthens its link between India and East Africa
Pacific International Lines (PIL) will strengthen its Imara Express (IMX) service with two dedicated loops linking India directly to Mombasa, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The two weekly services will begin respectively...
Maritime transport : Ignazio Messina launches a new line in the Western Mediterranean
Italian shipowner Ignazio Messina & C. will launch in September the West Med Line, a new regular service bringing together its existing services to Algeria and Libya. The first rotation is scheduled for September 6 at the departure of Castellón, Spain. The new...