Ugandan entrepreneur optimistic about seeking more business opportunities at China's CIIE

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Ugandan entrepreneur optimistic about seeking more business opportunities at China's CIIE

STORY: Ugandan entrepreneur optimistic about seeking more business opportunities at China's CIIE SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Timothy displaying products made from cow horns 2. various of Timothy's showroom with cow horn crafts 3. SOUNDBITE (English): TIMOTHY SSENKANDWA, Ugandan entrepreneur 4. various of Timothy packing his boxes for CIIE STORYLINE: In a rough two-roomed workshop in Masajja, a suburb of the Ugandan capital of Kampala, Timothy Ssenkandwa and his team carve unique handicrafts out of cow horns, targeting foreign markets. The focus now is on the China International Import Expo (CIIE) where Ssenkandwa is optimistic about making more business partnerships and probably winning the favor of more Chinese customers with his culturally enriched pieces. At Ssenkandwa's showroom of Joy Horn Crafts, boxes of crafts, large and small, showing Ugandan and regional culture and some designed for the Chinese

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