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Uganda signs 232 billion shilling Kabalega airport contract

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Uganda’s government has signed a 232 billion shilling contract with Egypt’s SAMCO National Construction Company to build the passenger terminal at Kabalega International Airport. Work is to take eight months ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, according to Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport.

The Ugandan government has signed a 232 billion shilling contract with SAMCO National Construction Company Ltd, an Egyptian company, to build the passenger terminal at Kabalega International Airport in Hoima District. The project must be completed in eight months, according to Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport.

The agreement was signed in Kampala by the Minister of State for Transport, Fred Byamukama, and Egypt’s ambassador to Uganda, Sherif Mohamed Abdellattif Elgammal, representing the company. The terminal is to receive international visitors, sports delegations and officials expected for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

The airport, initially designed to transport equipment linked to oil exploration in the Albertine region, will be redirected towards commercial passenger traffic. The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority and technical consultants have defined the terminal’s new specifications, according to the ministry.

The contract follows the announcement that Kabalega International Airport will open in January 2027.

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