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Port Competition and Maritime Connectivity in East Africa

Infrastructure investment is transforming the geography of trade and influence.

AfroStrategy AfroStrategy Research Unit August 4, 2026 English
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Executive Summary

This working paper maps port expansion, logistics corridors and strategic competition across East Africa, highlighting implications for trade costs, regional integration and state bargaining power.

This working paper maps port expansion, logistics corridors and strategic competition across East Africa, highlighting implications for trade costs, regional integration and state bargaining power.

Why It Matters

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Key Strategic Considerations

  • Institutional capacity and implementation remain decisive.
  • Regional spillovers can be as important as domestic policy choices.
  • Financing, infrastructure and political incentives shape long-term outcomes.

What to Watch Next

Future developments should be assessed through the interaction of policy implementation, regional coordination, domestic political economy and the changing international environment.

How to Cite
AfroStrategy Preferred

AfroStrategy. (2026). Port Competition and Maritime Connectivity in East Africa. AfroStrategy.

APA 7th

AfroStrategy (2026, August 4). Port Competition and Maritime Connectivity in East Africa. AfroStrategy. https://afrostrategy.org/publication/port-competition-maritime-connectivity-east-africa/

Chicago

AfroStrategy. “Port Competition and Maritime Connectivity in East Africa.” AfroStrategy. August 4, 2026. https://afrostrategy.org/publication/port-competition-maritime-connectivity-east-africa/

MLA 9th

AfroStrategy. “Port Competition and Maritime Connectivity in East Africa.” AfroStrategy, 4 August 2026, https://afrostrategy.org/publication/port-competition-maritime-connectivity-east-africa/.

Harvard

AfroStrategy (2026) ‘Port Competition and Maritime Connectivity in East Africa’, AfroStrategy, 4 August. Available at: https://afrostrategy.org/publication/port-competition-maritime-connectivity-east-africa/ (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

Vancouver

AfroStrategy. Port Competition and Maritime Connectivity in East Africa [Internet]. AfroStrategy; 2026 [cited 2026 Sep 24]. Available from: https://afrostrategy.org/publication/port-competition-maritime-connectivity-east-africa/

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