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Masaka ICD to open in January, cutting time and cost of imports to the region

Rwanda is developing a cargo centre in Masaka, near Kigali City, in an attempt to position itself as a regional cargo hub. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

By  Ivan R. Mugisha

Dubai Port World will in January 2019 start operations at the first phase of its inland container depot and logistics hub in Masaka, Rwanda.

The dry port east of Kigali is expected to help realise the country’s ambitions of becoming the region’s trade and logistics hub.

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