Aerial photo taken on July 11, 2020 shows the Karuma hydropower project under construction along River Nile in the midwestern Ugandan district of Kiryandongo. Chinese and Ugandan engineers are putting the final touches on the Karuma Hydropower Plant, Uganda's flagship project that promotes clean energy and limits its carbon footprint on the Nile River.(Xinhua/Jia Junwei)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has saluted the Communist Party of China for "its support towards African countries political struggle for independence and economic development."
KAMPALA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has saluted the Communist Party of China (CPC) for "its support towards African countries political struggle for independence and economic development."
Emmanuel Batibwe (L) Director of China-Uganda Friendship Hospital interacts with the Chinese medical team in Kampala, capital of Uganda, Jan. 25, 2021. (Xinhua/Nicholas Kajoba)
Museveni, according to a State House statement released on Thursday, made the remarks while biding farewell to the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zheng Zhuqiang.
"China has been a friend to Africa since 1950s," the president said.
Museveni's comments come as the CPC is slated to celebrate its 100th founding anniversary this year.
Museveni commended the Chinese ambassador for strengthening the relationship between the two countries and for maintaining high-level exchanges among their peoples, according to the statement. ■
