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Electric motorcycles in Kampala

Julius Mugambwa | Julia Mielke
February 5, 2024

Quiet, non-polluting motorcycles are taking over Uganda's capital, Kampala. These electric boda-bodas are made affordable thanks to a green loan initiative. We meet a woman who drives one for a living.

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Julius Mugambwa Julius Mugambwa is a freelance DW correspondent based in Kampala, Uganda.@Mugambwa_
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