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Uganda-Kenya road link receiving funding

Improvements to a key road link connecting Uganda with Kenya will benefit from a financing package provided by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The 73km section of road connecting Kapchorwa in Uganda with Suam in Kenya will receive US$105 million of funding. This will help improve trade and transport between the two nations.
August 29, 2018 Read time: 1 min

Improvements to a key road link connecting Uganda with Kenya will benefit from a financing package provided by the 1586 African Development Bank (AfDB). The 73km section of road connecting Kapchorwa in Uganda with Suam in Kenya will receive US$105 million of funding. This will help improve trade and transport between the two nations.

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