Ugandan business banks on bamboo bikes
By Reuters
11 January 2019 |
11:21 am
Buying an imported high-quality bicycle in East Africa can be prohibitively expensive. So, a Ugandan company has decieded to use a local, more natural material, to create affordable frames.
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