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The Nadapal Chokepoint: Security vs. Commerce in East Africa

By Danilo Desiderio On January 2nd, heavy weapons fire shattered the uneasy calm at Nadapal, a remote border post between Kenya and South Sudan. Clashes between...

Africa's infrastructure including railways, ports, and pipelines connecting landlocked countries to coastal trade routes

Opinion5 months ago

How Africa’s Infrastructure Corridors Are Reshaping Economic Destiny

By Dishant Shah At first glance, the map appears to be nothing more than a transport plan: rail lines threading through the continent, ports dotting the...

Ethiopia–Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway train transporting cargo through the Horn of Africa, linking industrial hubs to Djibouti’s ports for faster, greener trade.

Opinion7 months ago

Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway: A New Corridor Transforming the Horn of Africa

By Dishant Shah When Ethiopia and Djibouti inaugurated the 752-kilometer (467-mile) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in 2018, it was heralded as a bold infrastructure bet. Today,...

Container ship navigating the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, linking the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and carrying vital global trade through the Horn of Africa.

Opinion8 months ago

The Ports That Define the Horn of Africa’s Strategic Power

By Dishant Shah Few regions wield as much geopolitical influence per square mile of coastline as the Horn of Africa. Stretching from Sudan and Eritrea through...

Construction of the Kampala–Malaba Standard Gauge Railway in Uganda, a modern transport project linking Kampala to the Kenyan border to boost trade and regional integration

Opinion9 months ago

Uganda’s Ambitious Leap Forward: The Kampala-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway and the Future of East African Trade

By Des H Rikhotso As East Africa accelerates toward regional integration and economic transformation, Uganda has embarked on one of its most ambitious infrastructure projects in...

Politics11 years ago

East Africa Trade With China Expected to Increase Despite Sluggish Economy

China’s trade will continue to increase by more than 5 percent per year between 2015 and 2020 despite recent setbacks caused by its marked economic slowdown,...