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In an era when African infrastructure headlines are dominated by fanfare, delays, or debt controversies, Tanzania is executing one of the continent’s most consequential transport projects with remarkable understatement. Under…
The release of the cargo ship MV Lutuf on August 29 should have been a moment of relief. Instead, it has become a flashpoint in a growing crisis, exposing the…
The hijacking of the small cargo ship Lutuf on August 17, was a story many believed had been relegated to history. Yet the mystery enveloping the vessel—unconfirmed cargo, Turkish officials…
In Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector, the era of the quiet farm-out is over. A transfer of interest is no longer a discreet transaction between licence holders. Under the…
The U.S. Maritime Administration’s decision to activate SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII for an approximately 170-day federal mission marks a quiet but consequential turning point in American…
The latest data from Ethiopia’s Ministry of Transport and Logistics tell a story of staggering, unambiguous dominance. In the 2025/26 fiscal year, the ports of SGTD (Doraleh Container Terminal) and…
Kenya stands at a critical inflection point in its blue economy journey. What began as modest recruitment pacts with global shipping giants has matured into a strategic national priority—one capable…
In the often-unseen corridors of global commerce, where ships chart the arteries of trade and nations rise or fall on the efficiency of their ports and the integrity of their…
Tanzania is not rushing to build reactors. It is doing something far more consequential: positioning itself to understand, evaluate, and eventually shape the next generation of nuclear technology—before the window…
President Paul Kagame’s recent confirmation that Rwanda is in early talks for a stake in Aliko Dangote’s planned oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya, is more than a quiet investment signal.…