Category : Belt and Road Initiative


China is Shifting To A Green Belt And Road Initiative In Africa

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November 20th, 2023

By Steven Akabwayi When I was researching China’s policy on climate, a friend of mine recommended to me a book titled “China Urban Evolution by Austin Williams”, in the book, Austin writes about the mythological China character known as “Yu the Great”, Yu was a founder of the Zia dynasty between 2100 to 1600 BC, […]

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Belt And Road Initiative: 10 Years of Transforming Africa

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November 4th, 2023

By Steven Akabwayi In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which emerged to be one of the most significant and greatest projects of the 21st century according to experts.  By June 2023, over 152 countries and organizations had signed agreements related to BRI including the African Union as bloc. […]

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China’s Belt And Road Initiative is Good for Uganda and the Region at Large

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November 1st, 2023

By Steven Akabwayi   “Uganda and China have established deep-rooted and unshakable political mutual trust that have seen remarkable achievements in bilateral Economic Cooperation” These were President Museveni’s remarks in 2019 in an interview with People’s Daily an official Newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After approving the national vision […]

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Xi’s Third Belt & Road Forum Speech Re-affirms China’s Commitment to Building a Community of Shared Prosperity

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October 26th, 2023

By Allawi Ssemanda Last week, the world leaders gathered in Chinese capital Beijing as leaders from over 150 countries, and representatives of international organisations met in Beijing for the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The event also marked 10 years of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Jointly implemented by participating partners, […]

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A Decade of Lighting Nations Through Energy Infrastructure Development: Recounting Fruits of the Belt and Road Initiative

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October 17th, 2023

By Allawi Ssemanda On average, an African woman spend up to 5 hours per day collecting firewood. A study funded by Finnish ministry of foreign affairs on Modern Cooking Facility for Africa (MCFA) contends this prevents women and young girls from engaging in productive economic activities, school and at times exposes them to physical violence. […]

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The Belt and Road Initiative Celebrates 10 Years: The Journey of China and Uganda Cooperation in Summary

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October 17th, 2023

By Alan Collins Mpewo Looking to the earlier years before 2023 looks nearer, like yesterday, and yet when the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched in 2013, making it thus far would seem unachievable. It is 10 years now that the initiative has endured. It has withstood all possible forms of hurdles along the […]

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Belt And Road Initiative at 10: A Decade of Connectivity and Shared Prosperity

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October 13th, 2023

By Dr. Allawi Ssemanda This month marks 10 years since Chinese President, Xi Jinping put forward the idea of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In October 2013, President Xi who doubles as the Secretary General of Chinese Community Party (CPC) explained that the initiative then seen as restoration of the ancient maritime silk road […]

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Belt & Road Initiative at 10: International Relations Through the Lens of Economic Development

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October 11th, 2023

By Marvin Hannington Kalema Often times, many people’s answers to a question on the purpose or importance of International Relations in the global scene would be primarily along the lines of maintenance of global peace by fostering mutual respect and goodwill among global states. This despite being somewhat an incomplete answer is not wrong at […]

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