Ugandans and South Sudanese have had their lives lit up by the steady flow of electricity from a massive hydropower infrastructure project, constructed by one of China’s leading contractors. Sinohydro Corp., a Chinese state-owned hydropower engineering and construction company, recently completed construction of the $1.5-billion, 600-mw Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station in north Uganda’s Kiryandongo District. … Continue reading Uganda Launches Giant China-Constructed Hydropower Plant To Bolster Electricity Supply And Assist South Sudan
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Modern Chinese-Built Airport Cargo Centre Facilitates Growth Of Uganda’s Exports
Seven years ago, Uganda’s only international airport Entebbe International Airport was in a dilapidated state, desperately in need of structural repair and an upgrading of all its facilities. Since its construction in 1928 and its launch on 10 November 1951, no major work had ever been done on the airport and that led to most… Continue reading Modern Chinese-Built Airport Cargo Centre Facilitates Growth Of Uganda’s Exports
Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Law Elicits Global Response
UGANDA’S Anti-Homosexuality Act has sent shockwaves through the human rights fraternity and elicited outrage from the West, where same-sex liaisons are widely accepted. These liberties are frowned upon by most of the developing world, hencethere was outcry when President Yoweri Museveni signed into law theAnti-Homosexuality Bill on Monday. The European Union (EU) was among the… Continue reading Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Law Elicits Global Response