MOMBASA, Kenya | Xinhua | Four African transport ministers agreed on Friday to expedite the completion of the remaining sections of the high-speed Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha, Kenya, to regional countries. The ministers of transport from Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Rwanda, who …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road transport rates per container in East Africa remains higher than the global average impacting trade and investments in the region, according to Pauline Ukwalu from the Shippers Council of East Africa. Ukwalu, who spoke during the East African Business Council (EABC) webinar on April.25, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A transport consultant has asked the government to consider allowing private companies to operate railway transport on government infrastructure. Uganda’s developed rail network covers 1,250 kilometres, but currently, only about 20 percent of this is serviceable, with the rest either abandoned or closed. Currently, the …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | China has made notable achievements in improving its transport infrastructure network and transport services for the past year, the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday. Fixed-asset investment in the country’s transport system totaled 3.9 trillion yuan (about 548.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, Li Xiaopeng, minister …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Feb.9, Link Bus Services responded to social media rumors suggesting that one of their drivers plying the Kampala – Fortportal – Kasese route had died. The company said, Nelson Olung, the driver felt unwell while at the wheel a place near Kyegegwa town on …
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African Development Bank to fund the construction of the Laropi-Moyo-Afoji and Katuna-Muko-Kamuganguzi road Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda has secured a US$252bn (Approx. Shs 958bn) loan from the African Development Bank to fund the construction of the Laropi-Moyo-Afoji and Katuna-Muko-Kamuganguzi road. The lender’s board of directors approved the loan …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transport along Kabale-Katuna border road was on Saturday morning paralyzed after a fuel tanker was involved in an accident at Nyakasharara village in Kicumbi parish, Kamuganguzi sub county, Kabale district and exploded. The incident happened at around 06:00AM, according to locals. Paul Ojara and Richard …
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Across Africa, public transport is embracing electrification at an unprecedented pace. Municipal administrations are taking the lead, forging vital partnerships with private enterprises to drive this eco-friendly evolution of bus fleets. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | South Africa is the latest country to take the leap to sustainable urban …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The Minister of State for Transport, Fred Byabakama, has said 95% of the boda-boda riders in Kampala are mad. He explains that the riders’ madness is the reason why many of them, and their passengers are dying in road crashes. Byabakama, who was the chief …
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Priority on human development, security, energy, transport COVER STORY | ISAAC KHISA | Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, on June 15 hit several optimistic notes for next Financial Year when announcing a Shs52.7 trillion budget. That is a 10% jump from the Shs48 trillion last financial year and the biggest rise in …
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