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Chinese Stakeholders in Uganda Really Want to Change the Conversation About the Entebbe Airport

by Eric Olander

Both the Chinese embassy in Kampala and the Chinese contractor responsible for upgrading the Entebbe International Airport have been working hard this week to move the conversation away from the debt trap story that dominated the headlines over the past three weeks.

The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) posted a tweet on Monday that aims to showcase the benefits of the $207 million loan from the China Exim Bank that’s at the heart of the controversy.

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