Uganda Destroys 100-Year Exploitation Plan

Uganda Destroys 100-Year Exploitation Plan

Sept. 10, 2025

Trailblazing Africa

For over a century, Uganda played supplier while the world reaped the profits. Raw coffee, cotton, gold, and fish left the country cheap, only to return as luxury goods with sky-high price tags. But that era just ended. In a bold and shocking move, Uganda banned raw exports, demanding the world pay full value for finished, "Made in Uganda" products.

This isn't just economics... it's a REVOLUTION. From coffee beans to cotton, Uganda is flipping the script, reclaiming wealth, and inspiring an African blueprint that could change the global balance of power. But can Uganda survive the push back from global corporations, trade barriers, and powerful economies that aren't ready for a level playing field?

In this video, we break down 10 powerful facts behind Uganda's daring move, from colonial railways built for extraction, to women leading industrial change, to a green industrial revolution rewriting the rules of development.

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