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Chinese Contractors Almost Finished With Upgrade and Expansion of Uganda’s Main International Airport

by Eric Olander

Five years after the state-owned China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) began work on a $200 million upgrade and expansion of Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport, project managers say the project is 75% complete.

When completed the new cargo terminal will be able to handle 100,000 tons of cargo and 3 million passengers annually.

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