{"id":611,"date":"2024-12-16T02:03:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T02:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/?p=611"},"modified":"2024-12-16T15:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:19:11","slug":"which-ports-should-be-used-for-landlocked-countries-in-the-sahel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/which-ports-should-be-used-for-landlocked-countries-in-the-sahel\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Ports should be used for Landlocked Countries in the Sahel?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"611\" class=\"elementor elementor-611\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104dab1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"104dab1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a011814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a011814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Ports should be used for Landlocked Countries in the Sahel?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7df54 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"6c7df54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4010c29 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>December 16, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58aa07 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c58aa07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48d612 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c48d612\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b2a91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8b2a91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c54c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c54c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgeafricaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ports-to-use-in-the-Sahel-BAC-1024x686.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-668\" alt=\"Ports to use in the Sahel - 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Not the shortest distance with approximately 1,350 km, but well established. There used to be a railway service available but unfortunately it has become somehow obsolete and unreliable.<\/p><p><strong>Conakry Guinea<\/strong> is the secondary port of entry only 930 km away from Bamako, benefits from shorter transport times but not necessarily lower cost and sailing frequency driving higher shipping costs.<\/p><p><strong>Abidjan Ivory Coast<\/strong> approximately 1,150 km away, a good option but hard to beat Dakar port on price and transit time if delivery point is the Malian capital or beyond.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8919c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f8919c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Niamey in Niger<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a10d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a10d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cotonou Benin<\/strong> is the natural port for entry for Niamey and most western Niger with a distance of 1,050 km. The Niger border with Benin is currently closed to all commercial traffic due to diplomatic tensions and alternative ports are being used.<\/p><p><strong>Lom\u00e9 Togo<\/strong> is the secondary port of entry with a distance of 1,125 km. Niger border is also closed, commercial traffic has been rerouted via Burkina Faso.<\/p><p><strong>Lagos Nigeria<\/strong> is also a good alternative port, especially if delivery point is in eastern Niger with a distance of only 1,050 km to the border.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe0494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fe0494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f5629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f5629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Lom\u00e9 Togo<\/strong> is considered the natural port of entry with a distance of 940 km and usually trouble free and quick transit times.<\/p><p><strong>Abidjan Ivory Coast<\/strong> is approximately 1,160 km away and is a good option, plus there is a railway service only part of the way, which can be an advantage with large volumes.<\/p><p><strong>Accra Ghana<\/strong> is also a good option with 980 km but Accra port\u2019s charges tend to be higher than its competitors in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b6ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65b6ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For N\u2019Djamena in Chad<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ba406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03ba406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Douala Cameroon<\/strong> is the natural port of entry for Chad with a distance of 1,810 km from N\u2019Djamena. 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