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Partial submission of Global Country Study (2830003)

On

INFRASTRUCTUREin UGANDA

Semester-3

College code-

College Name- PATEL GROUP OF INSTITUTION , MOTI DAU

Student Name Enrolement no.

ROHIT PATEL 108030592044

SANDIP PATEL 10803059

NIKUL PATEL 10803059

HEENA THAKKAR 10803059

NIKITA PATEL 10803059

ROHIT GOSWAMI 10803059

Faculty guide- KHUSHBU MEM

Faculty e-mail id-

Faculty contact no.


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y Brief Guide to infrastructure in Uganda:Telecommunications:

Banking and Finance:

Education

Transport Logistics:

Energy:

Quality of Life:

Land

Industry

The industrial sector is being rehabilitated to

resume production of building and construction

materials, such as cement, reinforcing rods,

corrugated roofing sheets, and paint. Domestically

produced consumer goods include plastics, soap,

cork, beer, and soft drinks. Major Cement manufacturers like 'Tororo Cement Ltd' caters to the

need of building and construction material consumers across East Africa.

Transportation and Communications

Main articles: Transport in Uganda and Communications in Uganda

Uganda has about 30,000 kilometers (18,750 mi.), of roads; some 2,800 kilometers (1,750 mi.)

are paved. Most radiate from Kampala. The country has about 1,350 kilometers (800 mi.) of rail

lines. A railroad originating at Mombasa on the Indian Ocean connects with Tororo, where it

branches westward to Jinja, Kampala, and Kasese and northward to Mbale, Soroti, Lira, Gulu,

and Pakwach. Uganda's important road and rail links to Mombasa serve its transport needs and

also those of its neighbors-Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of Congo and Sudan. An international

airport is at Entebbe on the shore of Lake Victoria, some 32 kilometers (20 mi.) south of

Kampala.

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) regulates communications, primarily

"delivered through an enabled private sector


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Geography

Area: 241,038 sq. km. (93,072 sq. mi.); about the size of Oregon.

Cities: Capital--Kampala (2009 pop. 1.5 million). Other cities--Gulu, Lira, Jinja, Kasese,

Mbarara, Mbale.

Terrain: 27.9% of land area is arable, 11.2% is permanent cropland, and 17.5% is forest.

Climate: Tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August);

semiarid in northeast.

ECONOMY

Since assuming power in early 1986, Museveni's government has taken important steps toward

economic rehabilitation and adopted policies that have promoted rapid economic development.The country's infrastructure--notably its transportation and communications systems that were

destroyed by war and neglect--is being rebuilt. Recognizing the need for increased external

support, Uganda negotiated a policy framework paper with the International Monetary Fund

(IMF) and the World Bank in 1987. It subsequently began implementing economic policies that

resulted in a consistent pace of economic growth. Uganda was the first country to be eligible for

the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative and had virtually all of its foreign debts

forgiven by the IMF, World Bank, and major donors. Growth rates in fiscal years 2008 and 2009

were 8.7% and 7.1%, respectively. Inflation increased from 7.7% in 2007 to 14.2% in 2009, well

above the government's annual target average of 5%, declined dramatically in 2010 as food crop

prices decreased, and increased sharply again in the first part of 2011. The Ugandan shilling

depreciated by approximately 11% in the first half of 2011.

Roads are the most commonly used transportation infrastructure in Uganda, accounting for more

than 90% of cargo freight and passenger transportation. Uganda has about 78,100 kilometers

(48,529 mi.) of roads. Only 3,000 kilometers (1,864 mi.) are paved, and most roads radiate from

Kampala. The country has a 321 kilometer (200 mi.) rail network, much of which is not currently

in use. Uganda's road and rail links to Mombasa serve some of the transportation needs of the

neighboring countries of Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of D.R.C. and Sudan.


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FOREIGN RELATIONS

The Ugandan Government generally seeks good relations with other nations without reference to

ideological orientation. Uganda's relations with Rwanda, D.R.C., and Sudan have sometimes

been strained because of security concerns. Uganda, D.R.C., Rwanda, and Burundi participated

in the U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus process, which helped ease tensions and contributed to

increased bilateral contacts with the aim of resolving conflicts between the neighbors. Uganda

has over 4,000 peacekeepers in Somalia as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia

(AMISOM).

In addition to its friendly ties to Western nations, Uganda has maintained ties with North Korea,Libya, and Iran.

DEFENSE

The Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF)--previously the National Resistance Army--

constitutes the armed forces of Uganda. The UPDF's land and air forces have 50,000 soldiers,

including approximately 5,000-6,000 currently deployed to AMISOM and the Operation

Lightning Thunder (OLT) counter-LRA operations in central Africa. As the first country to

deploy troops to AMISOM when it was established in 2007, Uganda has played a key and

growing role in advancing regional peace and security. In recent years, the UPDF has become a

modern and professionalized force that has largely moved beyond the human rights abuses

committed during its military intervention in the D.R.C. in the 1990s. However, there are still

reports of human rights abuses committed in the UPDF's ongoing Karamoja disarmament

campaign in eastern Uganda, and some UPDF entities are alleged to have committed human

rights violations with other organs of Ugandas security apparatus against the political

opposition.


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CONCLUSION

INFRASTRUCTURE is of strategic importance to Ugandas economic growth; Emphasis in the NTMP and the National Development Plan is given to

rehabilitation/upgrading of the existing lines and construction of new regional and

national links;

While Government can finance studies and preliminary engineering designs, the PrivateSector and Development Partners are critical in the upgrading and new construction

work; and

Depending on the form of financing, the most feasible infrastructure management optionwill be decided.

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