🇰🇪 vs 🇹🇿 the corridor war for East Africa’s cargo

1. Mombasa leads: 45.45M tonnes in 2025 (+10.9%) vs Dar’s 27.7M tonnes (+15%) about 62% share.

2. Tanzania’s edge: Rwanda, Burundi, DRC are all closer to Dar. New 2,561km SGR + tripartite deal with Burundi/DRC backs that up.

3. Risk for Kenya: up to 40% of Rwanda-Burundi traffic could shift to Tanzania by 2030 if Uganda’s bottleneck isn’t fixed.

4. DRC’s the real prize 5.9M tonnes via Dar in 2024/25, yet its Mombasa cargo still grew 16.5%.

#Ghana has postponed bilateral meetings with South Africa that were planned for next month because of a surge in anti-migrant violence in the country, Ghana's government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

#Southafrica: Lesedi Local Municipality Mayor Mluleki Nkosi’s house in Ratanda, Heidelberg east of Johannesburg, has been set on fire following his address to the community members of Ratanda, Friday afternoon.

#Ethiopian refugee Helana Wolde locked his home and watched on television as thousands of angry demonstrators marched through South Africa this week calling for foreigners like him to leave.

South #African police arrested more than 900 people during nationwide anti-migrant protests on Tuesday that were mostly peaceful but at times turned violent, with shops looted, police said on Wednesday.

#Southafrica: ‘We’re ready,’ says NatJoints as thousands of officers deployed on eve of protests

Los Angeles comes alive as Bafana face Canada in #FIFA World Cup knockouts

#Uganda's military chief, who is also the president's son, said on Sunday he had ordered the closure of two leading media outlets, declaring that he did "not believe in a free press".

President #CyrilRamaphosa hosted His Majesty King Misuzulu Zulu at the Official Presidential Residence, Mahlamba Ndlopfu in Pretoria, for discussions on government's approach to managing migration.

The engagement forms part of government's ongoing consultations with key stakeholders and social partners to strengthen a coordinated and lawful response to migration.

During the meeting, the President reaffirmed the state's responsibility to enforce immigration laws and emphasised that no individual may stop another person to demand documentation or proof of nationality. He also called on His Majesty to encourage peaceful demonstrations among those raising concerns about illegal immigration.

#France said on Saturday it was considering taking reciprocal measures after Burkina Faso broke off diplomatic relations.