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Uganda to reopen century-old rail link after China fails to fund new line

A schoolboy walks along the Kenya-Uganda railway line during the reopening of schools, after the government closed learning institutions due to the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on 4th January, 2021.

Kampala. Uganda Reuters Uganda has begun restoring a branch of a century-old, British-built railway line that is expected to cut the cost of shipping goods to the country’s north, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, a railway spokesperson said.  The line, which has been out of use for roughly 40 years, is part of […]