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Top six busiest ports in Africa

Mombasa Port – Kenya

The Mombasa Port is one of the biggest ports in Africa, especially in East and Central Africa. It is also known as the City of Merchants. Its strategic location between South Africa and the Gulf of Aden as well as its services to neighbouring countries of Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo makes it one of the busiest in the region. The Mombasa Port got several awards including the best cruise port in Africa by the World Travel Awards.

The Mombasa Port is working its way to handle two million containers by 2022 and already carrying out several projects to boost efficiency at the ports. In 2016, the port handled 6,487,330, an increase of 8.5 percent. But like the Lagos port, it requires facelift and solution to endless traffic which is quite challenging. The new terminal being constructed is expected to handle 1.5 million TEUs per annum. Currently, about 1.1 containers are being handled by the port.

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Adedeji Ademola

Adedeji Ademola is a Staff Contributor of Face2Face Africa. He holds a B.A (Hons) in History and Diplomatic Studies from the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria and an MBA degree with specialization in General Management and Entrepreneurship as well as a Master of Science degree in International Relations both from the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He was a recipient of the Guerrand Hermes Foundation for Peace Scholarship in 2006. He got the Best Student Leader award and also a merit award from the Faculty of Arts Students Association during his undergraduate days. Adedeji is a development strategist/activist and youth empowerment advocate. He is a Member, African Studies Association of the UK; Member, Royal African Society; Member, African Institute of Business Simulations, etc. His main research interests are in Politics, Society and Governance in West Africa, Africa inter-state relations, emerging powers, security, democratization and regional integration in West Africa. He has published articles in local and international journals; public media, among other several works.

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