Pros and cons of Uganda’s venture into oil refinery
Uganda’s decision to move forward with its $4 billion oil refinery is significant for a country that was dependent on imported petroleum for many decades. This move signals a deliberate…
Why Africa must trade with itself, or else remain mere supplier to the world
The map of African continent and its trade patterns tell a story that is both encouraging and deeply unsettling. Across Africa, visible pockets of momentum exist—West Africa’s commercial corridors, East…
Djibouti push it on with its repositioning as maritime hub in the Horn
Few places on the global map illustrate the power of geography as decisively as Djibouti. Perched at the southern gateway to the Red Sea and astride the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint,…
Technical University of Mombasa to train Somali marine pilots
The admission of the first cohort of marine pilots from Mogadishu into the Technical University of Mombasa’s Institute of Maritime and Seafaring Studies marks a major routine academic milestone in…
Nancy Karigithu as witness and key actor in evolution of Kenyan maritime sector
Few public servants have seen their careers so perfectly mirror the evolution of a nation’s strategic consciousness as Nancy Karigithu has. Her departure few day ago as Presidential Adviser on…
UNITAR organizes leadership course for Kenyan Coast Guards
In the turbulent and complex maritime domain, leadership is not merely a function of rank—it is a matter of readiness, judgment, and the capacity to act decisively when stakes are…
How Kisumu Port’s expansion could redefine East African trade
For many years, inland water transport across the Lake Victoria basin has been the sleeping giant of East Africa’s logistics network with huge potential, but it has remained underutilized. However,…
Africa’s Ports and the New Geography of Power
The quiet map of global trade is being redrawn—not in stock exchanges or diplomatic halls, but along Africa’s coastlines. Ports, once treated as passive gateways for imports and exports, are…
Gas Beneath Fire: Cabo Delgado and the Paradox of Mozambique’s Energy Promise
Few places in the world embody the promise and peril of natural resource wealth as starkly as Cabo Delgado Province. Beneath its offshore waters in the Rovuma Basin lies one…
China infrastructure projects in Africa are unlocking huge potential in maritime
There is a seductive simplicity in the narrative that China’s expanding footprint in African ports is merely about infrastructure, efficiency, and trade facilitation. New berths, deeper drafts, modern cranes, and…