KAMPALA—Uganda will begin refurbishing its century-old rail network this month to boost bulk cargo transportation, after China halted $2.2 billion in funding for a new standard-gauge line, a senior rail official said on Nov. 6.
The rehabilitation will be carried out in phases over several years and cost at least 241 million euros ($267 million), Charles Kateeba, managing director of the state-run Uganda Railways Corporation, told Reuters.
