Kabalega International Airport also called Hoima International Airport is Uganda’s second international airport after Entebbe. Its construction began in 2018 as part of infrastructure for the oil industry in the Albertine Graben, the planned Uganda Oil Refinery, and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). It is also intended to support tourism and agriculture in western Uganda.
“When I came here and heard Pastor Kayanja talking about African integration, I said, ‘Praise the Lord,’ because we have already started the AfCFTA,” Museveni noted.
During the recent 2024 forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit, China announced 10 partnership initiatives or actions covering 10 areas of cooperation between the Asian nation and East African country in the coming few years. Among these are the partnerships for agriculture and livelihood.