Beyond the Debt Trap Narrative: Examining China’s Infrastructure Investments in Uganda
It is said that when you owe the bank one million shillings, you have got a problem, and when you owe the bank 1 billion shillings, the bank…
It is said that when you owe the bank one million shillings, you have got a problem, and when you owe the bank 1 billion shillings, the bank…
Figures from the Word Bank indicate that approximately, one billion people from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have no access to electricity. This is a huge barrier to socio-economic transformation…
I was initially depressed when pondering this article. The crisis of Uganda’s roads depresses many of us. I don’t think it is necessary to explain or emphasize the…
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…
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…
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,…
In case you’ve not been paying attention, last week ushered into the Ugandan civic space a new era of online and remote protests. The satirically dubbed #KampalaPotholeExhibition; a…
China and Uganda have a long diplomatic history dating back to the post-independence era. China is among the few countries that recognized Uganda as sovereign country just days…
One of Kenya’s biggest infrastructure project, Nairobi Express is set to be completion by march next year. The announcement was made by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta while inspecting…
In 2013 – seven years ago, Chinese president Xi Jinping gave a set of speeches where he announced the proposal of the now famous Belt Road Initiative (BRI).…