When credit agencies, banks, insurance companies, etc. based in countries such as the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany declared that they would no longer be involved with anything to do with the activities of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) back in 2024 despite their earlier commitments, things looked rather bleak for the project […]

China’s relationship with Uganda has played an inextricable role in developing our country into one of East and Central Africa’s major manufacturing hubs. Thanks to China’s commitment to invest in Uganda’s industrialisation, our manufacturing capacity now spans several sectors, from electronics to textiles, ceramics to steel, and more – all fuelled by factories and industrial […]

President Xi Jinping has articulated the strategy of China in the 21st Century as including adherence to science and technology as the number-one productive force, talent as the number-one resource, and innovation as the number-one driving force. China’s national-strategy is to be-the world leader in AI by 2030. Today, the United States and other Western nations […]

2025 was significant as far as China-Africa relations go. For one thing, a major reception was hosted in June in Huan Province to mark twenty five years since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Now that we are in December, it is deserving that we take a moment to reflect on the different […]

China has revolutionised the use of drones like no other country. Drones are no longer just play toys but key players in the technology of the future. Recently, the 9th Drone World Congress 2025 took place at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, in Shenzhen, China. Showcased were drones that can fly, swim and think for […]

A profound misconception I have heard regarding the One-China principle is the notion that countries; especially in the global south support this position because of a vested interest in guaranteeing continued Chinese investments in their economies. Uganda also reaffirmed its commitment to the one China Principle once again as it marked 63 years of Uganda-China […]