Africa’s Competitiveness Amid Port Transformations

Africa’s port sector is going through an unprecedented period, marked by post-Covid disruption, the withdrawal of certain key players, and a reconfiguration of port offerings with the commissioning of new infrastructure and the positioning of operators who clearly display their ambitions for the continent. The sector is set to undergo a transformation that foreshadows a new port landscape over the coming decade…

The current and future challenges stem from the upheavals reshaping Africa’s port industry…

Alvine Bélise HAPPI, Lawyer at the Paris and Cameroon Bars, PhD in Law, Co-Founding Partner of HBE AVOCATS, President of the African Association for the Promotion and Development of Maritime Transport and Intermodality (AATMI), took an active part in a series of three e-conferences organized as part of the African Ports Forum.

These e-conferences, organized in partnership with HBE AVOCATS, AATMI and other key stakeholders, are aimed at Institutional Actors, Public Officials and Agents, Government Officials, Experts, Academics, PhD Candidates, Practitioners, Lawyers and Professionals interested in the development of Maritime and Multimodal Transport in Africa and International Trade, including aspects of port development, performance and efficiency.

The first in the series took place on Friday, March 18, 2022, at 11:00 AM GMT, under the theme “Africa’s Competitiveness Amid Major Port Transformations.”