AFRICA

MOMBASA FACES LOSS OF UGANDAN TRADE

22 years ago

Uganda and Sudan are in discussions to develop a new trade route through Port Sudan as an alternative to Mombasa which the Ugandan government regards as inefficient.

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Shippers also describe Mombasa as customer unfriendly, as well as questioning its security and safety, whilst pointing to constant delays. Uganda has held similar conversations with Djibouti as a potential export port of domestically grown coffee. Twenty percent of Mombasa’s annual total throughput of 1.8mt is currently generated by Uganda.