Road and air supply chain most affected in East Africa

The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly cut off supply chains, hampering trade in East and South African countries, according to a report by Shippers Council of Eastern Africa . This may be a result of the lockdown of international airspace by regional countries. Others like Kenya went ahead to lock inter-county land movements. The report dubbed ‘Covid-19 impact on the supply chain in East and Southern Africa’, shows that the air and road sector are most affected at 53 and 37 per cent respectively. The survey accessed three categories of players in the logistics sector: 37 per cent came from international firms, 42 regional roles and 21 worked at a national level. “Across the region, measures introduced to minimise the spread of Covid-19 appear to have reduced airfreight capacity and impacted road transport capacity. Costs and lead-times were seen to have increased,’’ the report notes. Source: https://www.the-star.co.ke/business/kenya/2020-11-06-road-and-air-supply-chain-most-affected-in-east-africa-report/