Shipping from the UAE to Africa: destinations and ports
Impressiful ships from Dubai (Jebel Ali) to ports across Africa, including gateway ports for landlocked countries. Find your country below, then send us your cargo details for a quote.
Top destinations
The African countries our customers ship to most often from the UAE, with the main port for each.
Nigeria
Port: Lagos / Tin Can
West AfricaRead the guideGhana
Port: Tema
West AfricaRead the guideBenin
Port: Cotonou
West AfricaTogo
Port: Lomé
West AfricaCôte d'Ivoire
Port: Abidjan
West AfricaRead the guideSenegal
Port: Dakar
West AfricaGuinea
Port: Conakry
West AfricaSierra Leone
Port: Freetown
West AfricaLiberia
Port: Monrovia
West AfricaThe Gambia
Port: Banjul
West AfricaKenya
Port: Mombasa
East AfricaTanzania
Port: Dar es Salaam
East AfricaSouth Africa
Port: Durban
Southern AfricaMozambique
Port: Maputo
Southern AfricaDjibouti
Port: Djibouti
East Africa
All destinations
54 African countries we ship to from the UAE, subject to carrier availability, grouped by region.
Showing all 54 countries.
West Africa16 countries
| Country | Main port or gateway |
|---|---|
| Benin | Cotonou |
| Burkina Faso | Tema (Ghana) / Lomé (Togo) / Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Cabo Verde | Porto Grande (Mindelo) / Praia |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan |
| Ghana | Tema |
| Guinea | Conakry |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau |
| Liberia | Monrovia |
| Mali | Dakar (Senegal) / Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott / Nouadhibou |
| Niger | Cotonou (Benin) / Lomé (Togo)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Nigeria | Lagos / Tin Can |
| Senegal | Dakar |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown |
| The Gambia | Banjul |
| Togo | Lomé |
Central Africa9 countries
| Country | Main port or gateway |
|---|---|
| Angola | Luanda / Lobito |
| Cameroon | Douala / Kribi |
| Central African Republic | Douala (Cameroon)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Chad | Douala (Cameroon)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Matadi / Boma |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo / Bata |
| Gabon | Owendo / Port-Gentil |
| Republic of the Congo | Pointe-Noire |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé |
East Africa14 countries
| Country | Main port or gateway |
|---|---|
| Burundi | Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Comoros | Moroni / Mutsamudu |
| Djibouti | Djibouti |
| Eritrea | Massawa / Assab |
| Ethiopia | DjiboutiLandlocked, via gateway |
| Kenya | Mombasa |
| Madagascar | Toamasina |
| Mauritius | Port Louis |
| Rwanda | Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) / Mombasa (Kenya)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Seychelles | Port Victoria |
| Somalia | Mogadishu / BerberaNote: Berbera is a regional port in Somaliland; Mogadishu remains Somalia's principal federal port. |
| South Sudan | Mombasa (Kenya) / Port Sudan (Sudan)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam |
| Uganda | Mombasa (Kenya) / Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)Landlocked, via gateway |
Southern Africa9 countries
| Country | Main port or gateway |
|---|---|
| Botswana | Durban (South Africa) / Walvis Bay (Namibia)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Eswatini | Maputo (Mozambique) / Durban (South Africa)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Lesotho | Durban (South Africa)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Malawi | Beira / Nacala (Mozambique)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Mozambique | Maputo |
| Namibia | Walvis Bay |
| South Africa | Durban |
| Zambia | Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) / Durban (South Africa)Landlocked, via gateway |
| Zimbabwe | Durban (South Africa) / Beira (Mozambique)Landlocked, via gateway |
North Africa6 countries
| Country | Main port or gateway |
|---|---|
| Algeria | Algiers / Oran |
| Egypt | Alexandria / Port Said |
| Libya | Tripoli / Misrata |
| Morocco | Tanger Med / Casablanca |
| Sudan | Port Sudan |
| Tunisia | Radès / Tunis |
Landlocked countries and port choice
Landlocked countries do not have seaports; the ports shown are common maritime gateways used for regional cargo corridors. Port choice can vary by carrier, cargo type, route availability, customs corridor and final destination.
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