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How Lekki Deep Sea Port Has Changed Nigeria’s Maritime Industry Since Opening

When the first vessels berthed at Lekki Deep Sea Port in early 2023, few in Nigeria's maritime industry doubted that the facility would matter. What has become clearer since is...

Senegal Unveils New Maritime and Logistics Development Priorities in Bid to Become West Africa’s Leading Trade Hub

DAKAR, Senegal — July 16, 2026 — Senegal has set out an ambitious new vision for its maritime...

Traxtion Secures $86 Million Equity Investment to Accelerate Rail Expansion in Southern Africa

Rail-focused logistics operator Traxtion has secured an $86 million equity investment in a major capital raise that brings...

Storms Ground Dallas Airports: Over 400 Flights Canceled as FAA Issues Ground Stops at DFW and Love Field

Severe thunderstorms tore through North Texas on Tuesday, May 19, triggering Federal Aviation Administration ground stops at both...

FlySafair’s R12 Birthday Sale: What It Reveals About South Africa’s Aviation Cost Crisis in 2026

South Africa's most popular low-cost airline is back with its annual birthday giveaway — but the small print...

Kenya’s Lamu port opens for business

 The Lamu port project has officially been opened by president Uhuru Kenyatta with the target to link Kenya to...

Automotive industry urged to adopt AI to combat squeezed margins

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be a crucial tool in combating the squeezed margins and potential decline of volume in...

Some refineries in Africa remain offline

In South Africa, both the Engen and Cape Town refineries remain offline, whereas Zambia's Indeni is not expected to...

Tapping the future of shipping – Hapag-Lloyd published new sustainability report

Hapag-Lloyd published its Sustainability Report 2020recently and has once again made significant progress in environmental, social, qualitative and economic...

Egypt plans expansion of Suez Canal

The southern section of the Suez canal where  Ever Given wedged sideways, blocking a key waterway and causing billions...

MOL mulls e-commerce platform to deliver used agriculture machinery to Africa

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the launch of a cross-border e-commerce website (Note 1), a business to export used...

Djibouti Port gets World Bank recognition

Djibouti Port has been recognised as the top container port in Africa and 61st globally by the World Bank...

Africa’s richest people 2021 according to Forbes

For the tenth year in a row, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria is Africa’s richest person, worth $12.1 billion, up...

FLSmidth wins order for full digitalisation of three cement lines in West Africa

In a new contract signed earlier this year, Chinese construction giant CBMI Construction Co., Ltd., part of the Sinoma...

Ghana set to receive first LNG cargo at end of May

Ghana is now expected to receive its first LNG cargo at the end of this month, a project spokesman...

South African market reels from steel shortages

South Africa has not been spared the global trend of steel shortages created by the coronavirus pandemic. Over the...

DP World to start development of Banana Port in the Democratic Republic of the...

End-to-end logistics solutions provider DP World is set to start the development of the deep sea port at Banana,...

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