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Atiak–Adjumani–Moyo–Afoji Road
The Atiak–Adjumani–Moyo–Afonji Road is in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Atiak, Adjumani, Moyo, and Afoji at the international border with South Sudan. Location From Atiak in the Amuru District on the Gulu–Nimule Road, the road proceeds in a northwesterly direction to Adjumani, the headquarters of the Adjumani District. It then continues northwards, crossing the Albert Nile at Laropi and continuing to Moyo, the headquarters of Moyo District and on to the settlement of Afoji at the border with South Sudan. The road length measures approximately . The road crosses the Albert Nile at Umi, Adjumani District, connecting across the river to Laropi, Moyo District, via a ferry. Overview This transport corridor allows access to the country of South Sudan, through Moyo District, connecting to Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda. The gravel-surfaced road develops gullies and becomes difficult and sometimes impossible to navigate du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atiak
Atiak is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda on the Gulu-Nimule Road, the primary trade route between Uganda and South Sudan. Location Atiak is in Kilak County the Amuru District. It is approximately , by road, north of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region. Atiak is approximately south of the South Sudanese town of Nimule at the international border with Uganda. This is approximately , north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 3°15'33.0"N, 32°07'23.0"E (Latitude:3.259167; Longitude:32.123056). History Atiak was the site of the 20 April 1995 Atiak massacre in which the Lord's Resistance Army executed an estimated 300 civilian men and abducted juveniles. Points of interest The following additional points of interest lie within the town or close to its borders: * offices of Atiak Town Council * Atiak central market * Gulu–Nimule Road, passing through the center of town in a general north/south direction. * Atiak–A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Uganda
Uganda is a presidential republic in which the President of Uganda is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government business. There is a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is given to both the government and the National Assembly. The system is based on a democratic parliamentary system with equal rights for all citizens over 18 years of age. Political culture In a measure ostensibly designed to reduce sectarian violence, political parties were restricted in their activities from 1986. In the non-party "Movement" system instituted by President Yoweri Museveni, political parties continued to exist but could not campaign in elections or field candidates directly (although electoral candidates could belong to political parties). A constitutional referendum canceled this 19-year ban on multi-party politics in July 2005. Presidential elections were held in February 2006. Museveni ran against several candidates, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In Uganda
Transport in Uganda refers to the transportation structure in Uganda. The country has an extensive network of paved and unpaved roads. Roadways As of 2017, according to the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda had about of roads, with approximately (4 percent) paved. Most paved roads radiate from Kampala, the country's capital and largest city. International highways The Lagos-Mombasa Highway, part of the Trans-Africa Highway and aiming to link East Africa and West Africa, passes through Uganda. This is complete only eastwards from the Uganda– DR Congo border to Mombasa, linking the African Great Lakes region to the sea. In East Africa, this roadway is part of the Northern Corridor. It cannot be used to reach West Africa because the route westwards across DR Congo to Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) is impassable after the Second Congo War and requires reconstruction. An alternative route (not part of the Trans-African network) to Bangui based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Roads In Uganda
The following is a list of the national roads in Uganda, which are under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority. The list is not exhaustive. National roads See also * Economy of Uganda * Transport in Uganda * Kinshasa Highway References {{reflist, 2 External linksUNRA, World Bank in talks to resume road funding Roads in Uganda |
European Development Fund
Global Europe, officially the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), is the financial arm of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, which provides funding for the European Neighbourhood Policy and the European Union Global Strategy in any third countries except for those currently on the EU enlargement agenda. It has been established in 2021 through merging the European Neighbourhood Instrument, the European Development Fund and the Instrument for Stability. Neigbourhood component The European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) came into force in 2014. It is the financial arm of the European Neighbourhood Policy, the EU’s foreign policy towards its neighbours to the East and to the South. It has a budget of €15.4 billion and provides the bulk of funding through a number of programmes. The six ENI targets were: #Promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rule of law, equality, sustainable democracy, good go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strabag
STRABAG SE is an Austrian construction company based in Spittal an der Drau, Austria, with its headquarters in Vienna. It is the largest construction company in Austria and one of the largest construction companies in Europe. The company is active in its home markets Austria and Germany and in all countries of Central, Eastern and South-East Europe, in selected markets in Western Europe, on the Arabian Peninsula, as well as in Canada, Chile, China and India. In these markets STRABAG has subsidiaries or operates on a project-basis. History Origins The business has its origins in two businesses: *Baumeister Lerchbaumer-Isola-KG was founded by Anton Lerchbaumer (1879 - 1954) and his son-in-law, Franz Isola (1901 - 1968), in 1929. In 1954 Anton Lerchbaumer senior died. Franz Isola became the sole manager of the largest private building company in Austria. In 1968 Franz Isola, died and Anton Lerchbaumer junior (1913 - 1974) became manager of the company. The company became known as I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atiak–Laropi Road
The Atiak–Laropi Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda. The road connects the urban centers of Atiak, in Amuru District to Adjumani, in Adjumani District to end in the town of Laropi, in Moyo District. Location The road starts at Atiak and continues in a general northwesterly direction, through the towns of Zapi, Pekelle and Adjumani, to end at the shores of the Albert Nile at Laropi, in Moyo District, a total distance of approximately . Overview The Atiak–Laropi Road, is a component of the Atiak–Adjumani–Moyo–Afoji Road. The gravel-surfaced road is dusty and pot-holed during the dry season. In the rainy season, the road develops gullies and presents navigational challenges. Upgrading to bitumen The upgrade of the road to grade II bitumen standard, with culverts, shoulders and drainage channels began in 2020. The work was contracted to Strabag International, a construction multinational, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The construction bill is calcul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Vision
The ''New Vision'' is a Ugandan English-language newspaper published daily in print form and online. Overview ''New Vision'' is one of two main national English-language newspapers in Uganda, the other being the ''Daily Monitor''. It is published by the Vision Group, which has its head office on First Street, in the Industrial Area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city in that East African country. History It was established in its current form in 1986 by the Ugandan government. It was founded in 1955 as the ''Uganda Argus'', a British colonial government publication. Between 1962 and 1971, the first Obote government kept the name of its daily publication as ''Uganda Argus''. Following the rise to power of Idi Amin in 1971, the government paper was renamed ''Voice of Uganda''. When Amin was deposed in 1979, the second Obote government named its paper ''Uganda Times''. When the National Resistance Movement seized power in 1986, the name of the daily newspaper was chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencon
Spencon Services Ltd. was a construction company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. History The company was established by Jitendra Chhotabhai Patel. In September 1979 incorporation occurred. In addition to its business in Kenya, began operating in Tanzania and Uganda, India, and Zambia in circa 1984-1985, 1988, and 1994, respectively. It also had operations in Malawi, Mozambique, and Southern Sudan. When the company was at its largest, its workforce numbered 5,000. Joel Gunter and Charles Young of the BBC stated that it was "one of the largest construction firms in East Africa." According to court testimony from Patel, Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) invested Kenyan shilling, KSh. 1.5 billion (United States dollar, US$15 million) into the company and used it to take 37.4% of the company in 2009 by changing the money into ordinary shares. By early 2014 the company had been experiencing financial issues, so ECP assumed control of the company and appointed Briton And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
