African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1304 Kampala

All of Russia's actions in East Africa went very smoothly. During this period, the Russian Labor Party had no time to integrate its own resources. Their primary goal was to deal with the counterattack of domestic reactionary forces.

There are countless forces in Russia that cannot see the situation clearly, such as the Nobel family, which also facilitates the liquidation of East African assets in Russia.

The assets withdrawn from Russia, plus the profits obtained from the sale, plus the ill-gotten gains "robbed" from Russia, allowed East Africa to make a huge fortune. Not only did it achieve a safe exit before the Labor Party came to power, but it also made East Africa's treasury and the Rhine royal family richer.

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Kampala.

Since East Africa began to shift its policies toward the Great Lakes region, the cities of Kampala and Kisumu in the region have developed particularly rapidly.

In addition to being located in the Great Lakes region, they also benefit from being located in the northern urban belt of East Africa. The northern part of East Africa is not small in a broad sense, but when it comes to the most core area of ​​economic development, it is naturally along the northern railway.

After all, the Northern Railway is the only railway trunk line that can connect most cities in the north.

The major cities in northern East Africa, Mombasa, Nairobi, Kisumu and Kampala are all on this route. Although other cities, such as Kissan, Bangui and Libreville, are relatively backward in size, they are also regional centers.

Therefore, Kisumu and Kampala are both cities in the Great Lakes region and hub cities on the northern railway. Under these two dual factors, it is difficult for them not to develop.

Of course, Kampala has another advantage over Kisumu, that is, Kampala is the capital of Northern Great Lakes Province, while Kisumu is within the province, with Nairobi above it.

However, this also represents another advantage. After all, the South Prussia Province where Kisumu is located was developed earlier and is relatively more financially abundant than the Northern Great Lakes Province, but that's all.

Although the Northern Great Lakes Province was developed relatively late, its population, resources and environmental advantages are much stronger than those of the South Prussia Province. If East Africa had devoted all its efforts to developing the industry of the Great Lakes region in the early days, it would be hard to say who would have won today.

Currently, Kampala is making every effort to develop four major industries: petroleum, chemicals, textiles, and non-ferrous metals.

The rich oil resources in the Northern Great Lakes Province are the basis for the development of the oil industry in Kampala, but Kampala focuses more on the chemical industry derived from oil. In addition, Kampala has rich rubber resources. Agriculture in the province is also relatively developed, and there is a great demand for chemical-related products such as fertilizers and pesticides. Therefore, the development of the chemical industry is a key direction for Kampala.

As for the textile industry, Uganda was one of the British colonies that promoted cotton cultivation in the past. Under the rule of East Africa, the cotton production in the Northern Great Lakes Province was more prominent than in the past, especially in its northern region.

Finally, there are non-ferrous metals, which is consistent with the resource distribution characteristics of the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes region lacks coal, steel and other minerals, or its reserves are not as abundant as those in southern East Africa. Therefore, it is inevitable to develop local advantageous industries by leveraging strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

Even so, the economic development prospects of Kampala remain very optimistic. After all, in addition to the resources within the province, it is also a necessary material distribution center for the Nile River Basin and the surrounding Lake Turkana Basin.

After all, the overseas export of goods from most parts of northern East Africa relies on the Northern Railway, which makes Kampala a core hub where important railways, roads and waterways interact.

“Kampala’s development has been changing with each passing day, especially in the past three years. It is no exaggeration to say that it has been rapid,” said Yevle as he operated his own ship, the Yevle, looking at the newly built Port of Kampala.

With the economic opening up, many of the East African state-owned transport companies that were once widely active on the Great Lakes have withdrawn from the stage of history, and private ships have become widespread on the Great Lakes.

The Yevre was a small cargo ship built by the Entebbe Shipyard in East Africa in 1907. It once belonged to a small shipping company. In 1913, the company withdrew from the stage of history due to financial difficulties, and its assets were sold by the East African government, and the Yevre was one of them.

Of course, the ship was obviously not called the Yevre before, but it was renamed after Yevre bought it, for which Yevre borrowed a lot of money.

However, over the past few years, not only did he completely pay off his loans and debts, but Yevre himself also made a lot of money, all thanks to the stimulation of the European war on his country's exports in East Africa.

Yevre's wife said, "Yes, Kampala has changed every year in recent years. It's almost become one with Entebbe."

Kampala and Entebbe, together with the emerging city of Jinga, will form the economic core of the Northern Great Lakes Province on the shores of the lake.

Kampala and Entebbe are not far from each other, and with the development in the past three years, the two cities are almost merging together.

Yevl said to his wife, "This is a good thing. Although the construction of the Xingguo Dam affected our business for a while, we are now busier."

Initially, in order to build the Xingguo Dam, the water area of ​​the entire Great Lakes rose. So in order to respond to this change, the East African government uniformly expanded and renovated the coastal ports.

During this process, many Great Lakes ports obviously had to temporarily cease operations, but this process took only a little over a year.

Subsequently, cities in the Great Lakes region entered a phase of expansion, and urban construction naturally drove demand for cement, steel, machinery, etc., which also stimulated shipping in the Great Lakes region.

Moreover, the newly renovated port has greatly improved its operating efficiency and its equipment is more advanced, making transportation in East Africa more convenient.

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The main business of the Yevf family is grain transportation. In the past, the loading and unloading of this kind of bulk cargo at the Port of Kampala required dock workers and ship workers to complete it bit by bit. Now, the Port of Kampala is directly equipped with crawler transport equipment, which greatly saves time.

Of course, this also puts higher demands on ships in the Great Lakes region, and many old ships have been eliminated as a result. Of course, the Yevre is obviously not among them. After all, it was produced during the second five-year plan in East Africa, and the ship was shipped relatively late.

Yevre's wife said: "In another year or two, when we have saved enough money, we can get another loan from the bank to buy a new cargo ship. The shipping prospects on the Great Lakes are very broad now."

"Especially when the volume of cargo transportation between surrounding cities has increased significantly, we will let Elva start business with the new ship, and we will continue to use the old ship for a few years."

Elva is the eldest son of the Yevres. They have three children, two boys and one girl. The eldest son and daughter are already adults, but the youngest son has not yet graduated.

Speaking of this, Yevre smiled and said, "Elva has long told me that he also wants to be a captain. Then by the end of next year, we will fulfill his wish. I guess he has saved a lot of money in the past few years. By then, the money will be enough to buy a new ship."

The shipping market on the Great Lakes is relatively broad, and the waters here are safer and more stable than the oceans and ordinary rivers. The three attributes of high earnings, more time, and safety are enough to make crew jobs on the Great Lakes more sought-after.

In recent years, the booming market in the Great Lakes region has driven the prosperity of the shipping industry, so the income is stable and basically you can make money without doing anything wrong. Compared with ocean shipping, Great Lakes shipping takes a short time, which allows Great Lakes shipping to dock frequently and avoid drifting on the sea for a long time.

Safety is needless to say. Although the area of ​​the Great Lake is as high as more than 70,000 square kilometers, it is just a lake after all. There are no strong winds and waves, and there are many ships on the route. Even if an emergency really happens, rescue can be received in time.

(End of this chapter)