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Destitute Ugandan women say they have been abandoned with babies fathered by the tens of thousands of Chinese workers building up the country. (Associated Press/File)
By Tonny Onyulo and Doreen Ajiambo - Special to The Washington Times - - Tuesday, December 12, 2017
KIRYANDONGO, Uganda — Almost every major infrastructure project in East African countries these days is being built by a Chinese firm.
But the Chinese boom in the region has produced an unexpected byproduct: Destitute Ugandan women say they have been abandoned with babies fathered by the tens of thousands of Chinese workers building up the country.
“I trusted him with all my heart,” said Esther Musisi, 26, of Kiryandongo in northern Uganda, who has a 1-year-old daughter from a relationship with a Chinese expatriate.
The man, she said, worked briefly on the nearby $1.7 billion hydropower dam in Karuma being built by Sinohydro Corp. of China.
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Uganda women abandoned by China workers, left with babies - Washington Times