by petrocom | Jul 20, 2026 | Business, News
For most of the last decade, the question barely needed asking. If cargo was coming into Rwanda, it was coming through Dar es Salaam. Roughly seven out of every ten tonnes Rwanda imports or exports still move along the Central Corridor, and for years that dominance...
by petrocom | Jul 10, 2026 | Business, Featured
Most drivers never think about where their fuel comes from before it reaches the pump. It arrives by ship from overseas trading hubs, moves through regional ports, and then has to cross hundreds of kilometres of East African road before it’s ready to use. That...
by petrocom | Jul 9, 2026 | Business, News
Ask any long-haul driver who has crossed Malaba or Busia what slows a trip down, and roadblocks and border delays usually top the list, right alongside road conditions and inconsistent working hours between border posts. A recent government push to reform the Northern...
by petrocom | Jul 8, 2026 | Featured, News
Rwandan tea has been having a remarkable run at the Mombasa Tea Auction. In recent trading, Rwandan tea has sold at an average price well above both Kenyan and Ugandan tea, a premium industry analysts attribute to consistent quality, strong factory reputations, and a...
by petrocom | Jul 5, 2026 | Business, Featured, News
For years, the debate between Rwandan importers over which port to use, Mombasa in Kenya or Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, came down to distance and habit. That calculation is changing, and it’s changing because of what’s happening on the water, not just on...
