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10 African countries you probably didn’t know produce their own weapons

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by Mildred Europa Taylor, 12:01pm June 13, 2019,
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Uganda

The East African country has what gunpolicy.org describes as small arms ammunition factories. There are about three weapons manufacturers in Uganda, with the largest, Nakasongola Arms Factory being owned by the Chinese (government and private sector) interests. Uganda had since time immemorial produced some of its weaponry, especially in the late 19th century when the king of Bunyoro, Kabarega, constructed a powerful army through the use of contemporary weapons, such as percussion muskets, Remington rifles, and breech and muzzleloaders.

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