President Yoweri Museveni has said that the building of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is the most urgent need for at least five countries in East Africa and the Great Lakes region.
Speaking at 3-day Forum on China-Africa Co-operation held In South Africa late last week, Museveni observed that the 3000 km SGR will link Uganda with Kenya at Malaba, Rwanda at Mirama Hills, South Sudan at Nimule and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at Aruu, adding that the railway will be built in phases, starting with the Kampala-Malaba section of 273 kilometres.
During the conference Mr Museveni addressed a high profile Working Breakfast between Chinese President Xi Jinping and African Heads of State and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Sandton Convention Centre before holding several bilateral meetings at his Suite at the Radisson Bleu, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
President Jinping and South African President Zuma co-chaired the summit, attended by 15 heads of State and Government and representatives of 50 African countries and President of the AU Commission.
The high level Johannesburg forum was held under the theme: ‘Win-Win Cooperation for Common Development’ and on Mr Museveni’s team were Uganda’s High Commissioner to South Africa Julius Peter Moto and Uganda’s Ambassador to ChinaCharles Madibo Wagidoso, among other dignitaries.
