UGANDA-KAMPALA-SINO-UGANDA MBALE INDUSTRIAL PARK-MINISTER OF STATE-DAVID BAHATI-INTERVIEW

UGANDA-KAMPALA-SINO-UGANDA MBALE INDUSTRIAL PARK-MINISTER OF STATE-DAVID BAHATI-INTERVIEW

(240528) -- KAMPALA, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- David Bahati, Uganda's minister of state for trade, industry and cooperatives, speaks during an interview in Kampala, Uganda, on April 6, 2024. According to authorities of the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, about 5,000 young people pass through the park gates daily, heading to various factories. The industrial park, one of the largest in the country, is home to more than 40 companies that manufacture a range of products, including smartphones, televisions, textiles and steel. David Bahati told Xinhua that China, an important cooperation partner of Uganda, has been providing capital as well as sharing skills and technology to develop energy and transport infrastructure, which are key drivers of industrialization. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Yahui)

UGANDA-KAMPALA-SINO-UGANDA MBALE INDUSTRIAL PARK-MINISTER OF STATE-DAVID BAHATI-INTERVIEW

UGANDA-KAMPALA-SINO-UGANDA MBALE INDUSTRIAL PARK-MINISTER OF STATE-DAVID BAHATI-INTERVIEW

(240528) -- KAMPALA, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- David Bahati, Uganda's minister of state for trade, industry and cooperatives, speaks during an interview in Kampala, Uganda, on April 6, 2024. According to authorities of the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, about 5,000 young people pass through the park gates daily, heading to various factories. The industrial park, one of the largest in the country, is home to more than 40 companies that manufacture a range of products, including smartphones, televisions, textiles and steel. David Bahati told Xinhua that China, an important cooperation partner of Uganda, has been providing capital as well as sharing skills and technology to develop energy and transport infrastructure, which are key drivers of industrialization. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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