MOMBASA, Kenya -- In the past, on many days the giant container ships lined up 10 deep just outside the entrance to Mombasa's seaport, awaiting their turn to offload cargo. It was a sign of East Africa's growing economy that there were more ships than spots at Mombasa's cargo terminals.
But lately there have been fewer ships. On Wednesday afternoon, just one vessel anchored in the distance, while a handful of outbound vessels emerged from the harbor and turned south. ...