Ivory Coast’s Delayed Cocoa Crop Risks Port Congestion as EU...
Ivory Coast’s Coffee and Cocoa Council is warning that a delayed start to the 2026/27 main cocoa cro...
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Africa Energy Forum Cape Town Opens June 16: Lobito, Simandou and the EU Gas Ban Frame the Continent’s Infrastructure Financing Conversation
Extraction / Logistics & Infrastructure The Africa Energy Forum returns to Cape Town from June 16 to 19, 2026, with an agenda that reads like a condensed version of every infrastructure financing question this series has documented over the past six months. The forum’s theme, “Building Africa’s Industrialised Future,” marks a deliberate shift in framing: […]
African Ports: The Battle of Service Providers Redefining Operating Margins
African ports are increasingly being operated by a small group of global terminal operators and logistics providers, often under long-term concessions. This shift is altering the structure of operating margins across the continent’s main gateways. In countries such as Tanzania, Nigeria, and South Africa, private operators now control key container terminals, while Chinese, Indian, and […]
West African Logistics 2026: Integrated Corridors vs. Port Congestion
SIGNAL For a mining group operating in the landlocked Sahel, importing a single grinding mill or a fleet of haul trucks is no longer a straightforward logistical event. In 2026, the West African last mile remains the most expensive segment of the global supply chain. While Simandou’s activation has transformed heavy-haul rail, friction between congested […]
Dakar vs Abidjan vs Conakry: The Silent War for Maritime Transshipment Monopoly
In the busy corridors of West African trade, a fierce but discreet competition is unfolding between Dakar, Abidjan, and Conakry for control of maritime transshipment—a critical link in efficiently processing containers destined for inland markets. Guinea’s bulk bauxite exports and Nigeria’s petroleum logistics add an additional dimension to this port competition. As mega-vessels redraw global […]
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