President Felix Tshisekedi of the DR Congo (left) with his Uganda counterpart Yoweri Museveni commission a road project to ease movement between their two nations in 2021. PHOTO | PPU
Uganda and Rwanda are banking on new roads, and border posts to boost access and trade with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Last Sunday, Uganda launched a road-building project aimed at boosting trade between the two countries. Sites for the roads were handed over to the contractor, Dott Services Ltd, a Ugandan construction firm, Kampala said in a statement adding that the roads “will open the eastern part of DRC to cross border trade with Uganda”.
