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Global Air Travel Demand Rises 2.1% in March, Masking Stark Regional Disparities

Global air passenger demand posted modest growth in March 2026, rising 2.1% year-on-year, according to the latest data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). However, the headline figure...

Transporting Mining Commodities in an Era of Market Volatility

As global uncertainty and local challenges reshape commodity markets, maintaining consistent and reliable logistics has become a defining...

Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority hikes fuel prices

NAIROBI, Kenya — Motorists in Kenya will pay sharply higher prices for fuel after the Energy and Petroleum...

Kaleido Advances Mining Logistics in Southern Africa with Walvis Bay Operation

April 2026:Kaleido Ideas & Logistics has strengthened its role in Africa’s mining supply chain following the successful handling...

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis: What It Means for Shipping Routes and Lead Times

It did not take a naval blockade. It did not require underwater mines or a fleet of warships. All...

KAM, UNIDO launch Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) Index

Kenya has ranked position 115 out of 152 in the Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) Index Report, 2020. Competitive Industrial...

Equity’s James Mwangi scoops Oslo Business for Peace award

Dr. James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings Plc and Executive Chairman Equity Group Foundation was today...

Africa CDC goes digital to boost emergency responses

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening...

Maersk expands warehousing & distribution in Ivory Coast

Maersk’s new storage, deconsolidation, and distribution multipurpose facility in Abidjan is strategically located outside the city, around the industrial...

Malaysian car maker Proton makes foray into Kenya

Malaysian car maker Proton has shipped its first batch of cars to Kenya  a move that Deputy CEO  Dato’ Radzaif Mohamed...

Zambia’s copper exports to China affected by regional COVID-19 lockdowns

Zambia’s copper exports to China have been affected by COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by some countries in the southern African...

Gulu logistics hub in Uganda begins construction

Construction of Gulu logistics hub in Uganda is underway Gulu district secretary for works Patrick Kinyera has confirmed.  The US$...

Kenyan firm mulls construction of largest cold chain facility in East Africa

Kenyan firm says it is investing USD 70 million to construct the largest cold chain facility in East Africa to bolster...

Mozambique LNG project gets $15b debt financing

After struggling to get funding, Total led Mozambique LNG project has finally received a major capital to finance the...

Toyota begins expansion of distribution warehouse in South Africa

Toyota South Africa Motors has begun in earnest the expansion work on its Atlas Road parts distribution warehouse in...

The hard task of combating counterfeits

Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Authority, an agency tasked with combating counterfeits recently released a report on the extend of illicit trade...

Ceva Logistics seeks to become major player in Africa

CEVA Logistics has acquired logistics firm AMI Worldwide aiming to become a leading, Africa-wide market player Mathieu Friedberg, Chief Executive Officer  has...

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