Tanzanian ports become bargaining chip against Mombasa for EA traders

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Container terminal and city landscape in port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

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Kenya and Tanzania may have been traditional rivals when it comes to port business. But some things had stayed intact, such as the routes other countries use to import. South Sudan, for instance, has been using Mombasa port largely because of the shorter distance, compared Tanzanian facilities.

But that may be changing after Juba chose to diversify its trade routes and reduce reliance on the Northern Corridor for which Mombasa Port is the anchor.