JICA agrees $37m to finance Ugandan road upgrade project
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has approved funding of $37 million to finance the Yumbe-Manibe road upgrade project in Uganda.
The project will mainly improve roads in refugee-hosting areas in the West Nile sub-region, providing access to a number of refugee settlements including Imvepi, Bidibidi, Lobule, and Palorinya settlement, and subsequently rejuvenate social and economic activities in the refugee settlements.
In addition to improving access and boosting social and economic activities in the refugee settlements, the road will also facilitate trade between Uganda and the neighboring Republic of South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic by connecting to Koboko. The project will be implemented by the Uganda National Roads Authority.
