Uganda

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Yoweri Museveni

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

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Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Alassane Ouattara, Emmanuel Macron, Ibrahim Traoré, Yoweri Museveni

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

DRCMaman Marthe in the thick of UDPS crisis

Ivory CoastMacron and Ouattara speak during Eid

Burkina FasoIbrahim Traoré snubs Doha envoy

UgandaTweets by Museveni's son cause uproar within presidential family

Increasing delays and costs for TotalEnergies' EACOP project

Installing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline is taking longer than expected, and the joint agreement setting out the financial commitments of each of the partners in the project is still outstanding.

From Ethiopia to Tanzania, the common electricity market sparks envy

The 13 Eastern Africa Power Pool countries have said they want to agree on common rules for trading electricity from this year onwards. Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda are already planning to reap the benefits of their energy exports.

Djibouti eyes East African models for Addis Ababa corridor

Freight forwarders and transport companies will be meeting the heads of corridor management authorities during a study tour from 26 January to 2 February in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.

The backstory of African Nations Championship postponement

The adjournment of the tournament follows an urgent vote within the competition's organising committee on the eve of the draw. Several football associations will welcome the development.

Museveni persuades Emir of Qatar to open embassy in Kampala

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has managed to convince the Emir of Qatar to open an embassy in Kampala.

Commonwealth concerned about detention of opposition figure Kizza Besigye

The London-based organisation has asked Yoweri Museveni's administration for permission to visit the politician, but has received no positive response to date.

Museveni opens new 2026 election battlefront in coffee sector

By abolishing the state agency in charge of coffee, the Ugandan president has deprived the kingdom of Buganda, an opposition stronghold, of strategic resources a year before general elections. At the same time, his government is stepping up its foreign coffee partnerships.

TotalEnergies heads to Dar es Salaam and Kampala in last-ditch bid to clinch EACOP finance deal

For months, the French oil major has been tussling with its Ugandan and Tanzanian partners over the financing of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. Its head of exploration and production has been dispatched to find a compromise by 19 December.

Airlift to Sudanese conflict zones continues to intrigue

Cargo planes are making almost daily flights between Uganda, Sudan and South Sudan. This lends weight to claims about Kampala's alleged support of the Rapid Support Forces.