Dehehantong Law Offices has released a practical work titled "Essential Readings for Investment in Uganda" which focuses on investment compliance in Uganda.

Chinese enterprises are venturing into Africa and establishing themselves in the blue ocean of Uganda. Have you encountered these "obstacles on the road"? The local laws and regulations are unfamiliar, there are few systematic interpretations from China, and it is difficult to find the key points of investment compliance. Confusion surrounds land ownership, labor relations, tax policies... The policy red lines and business opportunities are intertwined, and there is no basis for risk prevention. Project progress is fraught with difficulties, and compliance costs remain high... Want to deeply engage in the fertile soil of China-Uganda economic and trade cooperation, but lack precise legal guidance? Don't worry! Dehehantong has gathered professional lawyers and professors who have practiced for many years and have been deeply involved in legal services for the "Belt and Road Initiative" in Africa. After a long period of refinement, this book focuses on the investment compliance practices in Uganda, helping you clarify core regulations such as investment, labor, mining and environmental protection, taxation, and anti-commercial bribery, solving compliance pain points, finding the right path for overseas expansion, and giving Chinese enterprises more confidence and better organization when investing in Uganda!

01 Book Introduction

Highlights and Features

This book closely follows the develop

ment opportunities of the "Belt and Road Initiative" and the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Ukraine. It aligns with the outbound investment needs of Chinese enterprises in Africa's emerging markets. Focusing on the pain points of compliance and policies for investment in Ukraine, it systematically organizes and summarizes core regulations in investment, labor, mining and environmental protection, taxation, and anti-commercial bribery, providing legal references and support for investors, decision-makers, and scholars. This helps to balance the policy red line and the commercial blue ocean.

Original Intent and Process of Compilation:

The Dehehantong Law Offices's team, with a deep passion for the African market, responded to the requirements of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Ukraine, and aligned with the blue ocean opportunities for Chinese enterprises to invest in Ukraine. They comprehensively collected the investment-related regulations of Uganda, selected dozens of core regulations from hundreds of documents, and through systematic organization, repeated translation, and polishing, compiled this book, providing materials for relevant groups.

Expert's Message

At a time when friendly exchanges between China and Uganda are continuously deepening, the attractiveness of this investment paradise in Africa remains high. Uganda, as one of the countries in Africa with the youngest population structure, is particularly notable. The Center for China-Africa Legal Exchange at the Law School of Shanghai University, seizing the development opportunity, has meticulously produced a series of translated works related to investment law in Uganda. It systematically compiles and translates the investment regulations, labor regulations, mining and environmental regulations, tax regulations, and anti-commercial bribery regulations of Uganda, filling the gap in domestic research on country-specific investment laws of Uganda. This book gives investors the confidence to invest in Uganda and also helps investors jointly explore cooperation potential and deeply explore the vast land of Uganda, writing a brand-new chapter in China-Uganda investment cooperation. ——President of the Uganda-China Friendship Association and Chairman of Tian Tang Group, Zhang Zhigang. Chinese enterprises going overseas and exploring new horizons have become a trend of the times, and the African continent is an investment land full of unlimited opportunities. At this opportune moment, Dehehantong Law Offices, in collaboration with the Center for China-Africa Legal Exchange at the Law School of Shanghai University, focuses on the field of investment law in Uganda, and solemnly presents this translation work, lighting the way forward for investors and legal professionals who are committed to investing in Uganda. This book can not only help investors dispel unknown doubts and solve compliance problems when "going global", but also expand the boundaries of China-Africa legal services and provide lawyers with innovative points for exploring cross-border legal services, becoming a new battlefield for legal professionals to showcase their professional value. ——Director of the Shanghai Management Committee of Dehehantong and Member of the National Management Committee, Qiu Wenyu.

02 Compiler Introduction

Li Zhi

Professor Li Zhi is a member of the Dehehantong Expert Committee. He has studied at Sichuan International Studies University, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, and China University of Political Science and Law. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Literature, a Master's degree in Economic Law, and a Doctorate in Civil and Commercial Law. He studied under the renowned jurist Zhao Xudong Professor. He is a professor at the Law School of Shanghai University, a doctoral supervisor, and the director of the Center for China-Africa Legal Exchange of the Law School of Shanghai University. His main research areas include Trust Law, Artificial Intelligence Law, and African Law. He has published over 30 academic papers in authoritative legal journals; authored 4 monographs; edited more than 20 books including multiple volumes of the Shanghai University Legal Library's "African Law Series" and case study tutorials for various legal regions; and completed several projects funded by the Shanghai Philosophy and Social Sciences Foundation and the Shanghai Education Committee.

Jiang Chun

Jiang Chun is a founding partner of Dehehantong Law Offices. He holds a Master's degree in Law from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. With over 20 years of practice experience, he has extensive expertise in commercial non-litigation and commercial disputes (litigation and arbitration). His clients include well-known large enterprise groups from both domestic and international markets, covering industries such as finance, investment, real estate, hotels, manufacturing, and universities. He has received honors such as "Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year in Shanghai" in 2026 by The Legal 500 China, "Top Lawyer in China" in the "Asialaw Profiles" ranking list, "Elite 100 in Dispute Resolution" in LegalOne, "Brand Star in Enterprise Commercial Law" in 2025 by LawXin Society: Leading Lawyer (East China), and "Brand Star in Dispute Resolution" in 2024 by the same society: Strong Lawyer. He has been appointed as an arbitrator for over 40 domestic and foreign arbitration institutions and has been recognized as an "Outstanding Arbitrator" by some institutions. Some of his rulings have been rated as "Outstanding Rulings". Over the years, he has been continuously focusing on the legal service demands in the "Belt and Road" projects and providing legal services to Chinese enterprises going global in cross-border business.

Zhang Wencan

Zhang Wencan is the director of the Taizhou office of Dehehantong Law Offices. He graduated from the Law School of Soochow University and has been practicing law for 30 years. He is a professional lawyer in the fields of financial law and administrative law as rated by the Jiangsu Lawyers Association, a consulting expert for civil and administrative cases of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, a member of the Environmental Resources Law Research Society of Jiangsu Law Society, and a member of the "One Belt and One Road" Hundred Professional Lawyers Training Project of Jiangsu Lawyers Association. The environmental pollution infringement compensation disputes cases involving the Taizhou Environmental Protection Association and Taixing Jinhui Chemical Co., Ltd., etc., were included in the guiding cases of the Supreme People's Court. For a long time, he has been paying attention to Chinese enterprises and their projects going to Africa via the "Belt and Road Initiative", and in recent years, he has provided professional legal services for Jiangsu pharmaceutical enterprises in medical trade and engineering projects in African countries such as South Africa and Tanzania.