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Nic Robertson’s recent CNN report captures a pivotal escalation in the Red Sea: the Iran-backed Houthis’ rapid seizure of the port of Mocha and Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandab…
When Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh accused the United Arab Emirates of pursuing “port imperialism” across Africa, he gave voice to a grievance long simmering along the Red Sea and…
The quiet release of the MV Sward near Garacad this weekend should not be celebrated as a successful resolution. It should be read as a balance-sheet entry in a growing…
Tanzania has taken a concrete step toward asserting greater control over its vast Exclusive Economic Zone by awarding a Chinese shipyard the contract to build three deep-sea fishing vessels. The…
In the quiet industrial town of Wallaceburg, Ontario, a routine-looking diplomatic visit on 12 August 2026 carried outsized significance. Acting High Commissioner of Kenya to Canada, Amb. Geoffrey E. Kaituko,…
Eighteen of the world’s most important maritime nations have done something they have not done in more than six decades of quiet existence: they have issued a public alarm. The…
As forecasts warn of heavy rains and an extended El Niño period that could deluge Kenya’s coast, the Mombasa County Government has moved with welcome haste. Its plan to mobilise…
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the State Department for Shipping and Maritime Affairs will host a Stakeholders Participation Forum at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, with a parallel Google…
For decades, Mombasa has been Kenya’s front door to the world—a bustling port through which raw materials leave and finished goods arrive. This role has brought jobs, revenue, and regional…
Kenya’s long-promised industrial leap on the coast is finally showing concrete signs of life. Transport Principal Secretary Mohammed Daghar’s recent declaration that the Mombasa Special Economic Zone is “ready to…