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Uganda revives colonial-era railway after Chinese funds fall through

Disused tracks in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21 December 2005. Built over 100 years ago, the East Africa railway used to extend through Kenya to Uganda, but the tracks fell into disrepair. Several projects are underway to fix or replace them. © SIMON MAINA / AFP

Uganda has begun restoring a disused branch of a railway line built under the British Empire, which it hopes will offer a cheaper way to transport goods to neighbouring countries.

The line, which has been out of use for roughly 40 years, is part of the East Africa rail network that stretches out from the port of Mombasa in Kenya. It was built by Kenya and Uganda's former colonial ruler Britain around the turn of the 20th century.

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