Protestors in a Bujumbura neighbourhood last year. Such scenes jitters over Kenya’s general election in August are impacting trade volumes in the EAC. PHOTO FILE | AFP
The Central Corridor is feeling the pressure of the instability in Burundi, with a significant contraction in business in the first quarter of this year.
Just as Tanzania unveiled a $154 million plan to expand the Dar es Salaam harbour to transform it into a regional transport and trade hub to compete with Kenya’s Mombasa port, a new report shows that the political crisis in Burundi has caused a decline in business for Dar.
