Uganda Resumes Works on Rail Link to Rwanda Uganda
could soon be revived, following a deal inked between Uganda and Turkish firm, Yapi Merkezi.1,500 km-long railway from Mombasa to Kigali
had fallen behind schedule, with only Kenya having completed the initial phase of the project from Mombasa to Nairobi. It is not yet clear when construction works are set to begin, but Uganda says it had previously completed the feasibility and designs for the
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