Coronavirus: Disrupted supply of goods from China hurt eastern Africa

Four big cargo ships that supply goods from China have failed to dock at Mombasa port for the second month in a row. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Four big cargo ships that supply goods from China have failed to dock at Mombasa port for the second month in a row following the coronavirus outbreak, pointing to a possible surge in prices of consumer goods in the region.

Mombasa is the gateway through which Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and parts of Tanzania, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo import their goods.