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Mombasa

Mombasa is Kenya's second-largest city and the country's principal seaport, located on the Indian Ocean coast in Mombasa county. The city serves as the gateway for trade across East Africa, handling cargo for Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan through the Port of Mombasa. With a population of over one-million people, Mombasa is a major economic and commercial hub for the coastal region. The port is the largest in East Africa and forms the terminus of the Northern Corridor, a critical trade route linking the landlocked interior to global shipping lanes. Mombasa's economy is driven by port operations, logistics, tourism, manufacturing and increasingly telecommunications and digital infrastructure. The city hosts significant fibre-optic landing stations that connect East Africa to international submarine cable systems, making it a strategic node for regional connectivity. Mombasa is also a cultural and historical centre, with a heritage shaped by centuries of trade between Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Asia. The city's infrastructure includes an international airport, the Standard Gauge Railway linking it to Nairobi, and expanding industrial zones. Mombasa's strategic location and port facilities underpin its role as a vital engine of Kenya's economy and a linchpin of regional trade integration.

Mombasa Updates


Seacom deploys a new high-capacity Nairobi-Kampala route
17th June 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Seacom has launched new high-capacity terrestrial network route between Nairobi and Kampala, upgrading a long-established corridor into a modern, high-capacity backbone designed to support growing... 


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Uganda wants to link new railway line to Tanzania, opening up new export route
23rd February 2026 By: Reuters

Uganda wants to link a new railway line it is building to one under construction in neighbouring Tanzania, a government document seen by Reuters showed, potentially opening up a new export route... 


New East Africa fibre highway linking Goma to Mombasa goes live
9th February 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider Paratus Group on Monday switched on its new 2 000 km fibre route in East Africa, connecting Mombasa, on Kenya’s coast, to Goma in the... 


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