Delegates follow proceedings during the China-Uganda Investment Economic and Trade Promotion in Kampala on April 25, 2023. PHOTO/BUSEIN SAMIR 

  • The East African country is also working to expand and modernize its energy sector which presents various opportunities for investment and partnership between Chinese and Ugandan companies.

The Ugandan government has advised its local companies to make more partnerships with their Chinese counterparts for promotion of technology and bilateral cooperation.  

Through such partnerships, government believes that thousands of “unemployed youths will benefit from technological skills that will in turn aid job creation.” 

"Uganda is privileged to have China as a creditable development and business partner. We commit to continue promoting and supporting the mutual collaboration between Ugandan and Chinese companies," Uganda's Energy state minister Opolot Okaasai remarked during the China-Uganda Investment Economic and Trade Promotion in Kampala on April 25. By Busein Samilu, Daily Monitor