East Africa
Uganda took two-thirds of Mombasa’s transit cargo in the third quarter
The Port of Mombasa handled 4.36 million tonnes of transit cargo from July to September 2026. Uganda accounted for 2.89 million tonnes. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda drove most of the net increase from the same quarter in 2025.
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Uganda accounted for 66.3% of the reported total. The chart ranks the six largest named destinations.
Where the additional cargo went
Uganda remained the largest transit market at 66.3% of the quarterly total. Its volume grew by 41,925 tonnes. The Democratic Republic of the Congo added 138,034 tonnes and Rwanda added 89,734. Together those two markets accounted for about 97% of the net increase of 233,958 tonnes, after gains and declines across all destinations. Source 1
Where volumes fell
South Sudan’s volume declined by 112,492 tonnes from the same quarter in 2025, and Burundi’s fell by 8,150 tonnes. Ethiopia posted a large percentage increase from a small base, going from 9,538 to 64,387 tonnes. The table lets readers compare the size of those changes in tonnes. Source 1
How the report’s two growth figures compare
The destination table records 4,130,781 tonnes in 2025 and 4,364,739 in 2026. Dividing the increase by the 2025 total gives 5.7%. The surrounding text reports 7.4%. The figures here use the table totals and show both years so the calculation can be checked. Source 1
Transit cargo within overall port activity
The same report puts total port throughput at 11.60 million tonnes for the quarter. The destination table covers a narrower measure, cargo moving in transit through the port. Its import share was 92.6%. The two tables answer different questions about the port and its hinterland. Source 1 Source 2