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Politics 25/02/2021

Museveni deploys armada of young legal guns from KAA, K&K and Kashillingi to do battle with Bobi Wine

The legal battle enjoined between Yoweri Museveni and his main political rival Bobi Wine, who is contesting the Ugandan president's re-election, looks like being short-lived. More than anything else, it has allowed a myriad of young lawyers to hog the media spotlight. [...]

Oil & gas 23/02/2021

Total again postpones its final investment decision on Lake Albert oil project

President Yoweri Museveni looks likely to face a long wait for the start of oil production as the French major hesitates about giving the go-ahead for development work because of concerns about Uganda's political stability. [...]

Business 19/02/2021

Motorsports federation becomes rallying point for Kampala elite

Dipu Ruparelia, president of the Federation of Motorsport Clubs of Uganda. ©Federation of Motorsport Clubs of Uganda/Facebook

Diplomacy Business 09/02/2021

Museveni makes Dubai first port of call for new jumbo jets

Uganda Airlines's decision to start operating direct flights to Dubai coincides neatly with President Yoweri Museveni's drive to attract Emirati investors to Uganda. [...]

Diplomacy 08/02/2021

Kenyatta dashes Bobi Wine's asylum hopes

Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, better known as Bobi Wine. ©STR/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Business Defence 04/02/2021

Kampala Executive Aviation running flights for UPDF in Mogadishu

Enjoying a strong network of connections within the Ugandan army and US Department of Defense, Kampala Executive Aviation is deploying its helicopters in Mogadishu. [...]

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US Ambassador to Kampala Natalie E. Brown.

Politics 27/01/2021

Museveni risks losing Biden as key ally over clash with US ambassador

Natalie Brown, the new American ambassador in Kampala, did not mince her words when she issued a statement criticising the organisation of the elections that returned Yoweri Museveni to power yet again. [...]

Business Road and rail 26/01/2021

Mota-Engil makes its case against accusations of illegal expropriation

The lawyers of the Portuguese construction giant have provided a version of the facts that disputes the claim it illegally removed people living along the Tororo-Kamidini road. [...]

Business Road and rail 22/01/2021

Kenya Railways boss feels the heat from anti-graft body

Months ahead of the scheduled delivery in June of six locomotives from Spain's Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca, the procurement contract has already landed new Kenya Railways Corp (KRC) director Philip Mainga in the hotseat. [...]

Business Road and rail 22/01/2021

World Bank defers possible Mota-Engil investigation until after elections

The World Bank's inspection panel has given itself an extra month to decide whether or not to launch an investigation into allegations of illegal expropriation against Mota-Engil in Uganda. [...]

Ugandan Vice President Edward Ssekandi (right) with Wang Yang, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in 2018.

Diplomacy Politics 21/01/2021

Museveni's ousted vice president battles for ambassador job in Beijing

The vice president Edward Ssekandi is currently the favourite to represent Museveni in Beijing. A Sinophile, he is one of the many big guns of the National Resistance Movement who lost their seats in parliament and are now eyeing a diplomatic career. [...]

Diplomacy Oil & gas 13/01/2021

Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

The Kenyan government wants to be compensated over the Kisumu loading pier, which was completed in 2018 but cannot be used until Uganda has finished a similar facility on its side of Lake Victoria. Kenya wants Indian group Mahathi, which is building Uganda's jetty and has accumulated delays, to pay some $22. [...]

Spotlight Oil & gas 12/01/2021

Days ahead of poll, Museveni refines his future oil squad

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is near-certain to win Thursday's election. He is putting finishing touches to his oil team, expecting Total will confirm its intention to invest in Tilenga. [...]

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, a son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni.

Spotlight Oil & gas 06/01/2021

Museveni's son resumes command of special forces, keeps eye on Lake Albert oil

The prospect of president's re-election later this month seems to have prompted Muhoozi Kainerugaba to return to his old army job. Protecting Uganda's oil assets is never far from his mind. [...]

Politics 05/01/2021

Leonard Mulekwah, the election body chief Museveni can count on

Behind Judge Simon Byabakama, the very embodiment of the Uganda Electoral Commission, it is its secretary Leonard Mulekwah who is laying down the rules for the 14 January presidential poll and Covid-19 campaign restrictions hated by opponents Bobi Wine and Patrick Oboi Amuriat. [...]

Spotlight Oil & gas 22/12/2020

Museveni entourage's taste for cushy Total and CNOOC jobs

Uganda's political and business elite are keen for their children to land a position at Total or CNOOC and get a head start in the well-paid oil sector. [...]

Politics Defence 18/12/2020

US Navy bolsters medical facilities of Ugandan forces in Jinja

Washington va contribuer à renforcer les infrastructures médicales et la formation du personnel de santé de l'Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), notamment sur l'installation d'hôpitaux de campagne. [...]

Business Finance 17/12/2020

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

The Kenyan banking sector giant, the Co-operative Bank, is counting on the assistance of neighbouring presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame to revive its plans for regional expansion and become one of the small circle of Kenyan banks operating abroad. [...]

Business 11/12/2020

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

As the countries of southern and eastern Africa look to resurrect their ailing tourist industries, a leading player in high-end safaris in Africa, Wilderness Safaris, is increasingly using Mauritius as a launchpad for its business ventures. [...]

Business 04/12/2020

French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

The Medef International delegation due to visit Kampala next March will focus on the efforts of Brookside Dairy to expand in East Africa. The milk producer is co-owned by the Kenyatta family and the French behemoth Danone. [...]

Entrance to the abandoned Kilembe mine in 2012.

Mining 02/12/2020

Museveni uses Kilembe copper mine sale to demonstrate his good governance credentials

Despite the market uncertainty caused by Covid-19, the Ugandan president has opted to organise a tender call to find a buyer for the Kilembe copper mine rather than negotiate a contract with an already known buyer. [...]

Diplomacy 01/12/2020

Kenyans, Somalis fall hostage to UAE-Qatar cold war

The United Arab Emirates' borders have been closed since mid-November to nationals of thirteen African and Arab countries, including Kenya and Somalia. The official reason was security concerns, but, behind the scenes, the closure has clear political overtones. [...]

Business 01/12/2020

Former Erik Prince advisor Omri Cohen turns to base camp business

Formerly East Africa adviser to private security magnate Erik Prince, Omri Cohen now heads TNL Africa, a little known group which is establishing itself as one of the leading base camp operators in the region. [...]

Business Road and rail 27/11/2020

Mota-Engil faces threat of possible World Bank investigation

The Bretton Woods institution may order an inquiry into the circumstances of the expropriation of local residents living close to a stone quarry which Portugal's Mota-Engil had been intending to use for the reconstruction of the Tororo-Kamdini highway. [...]

Commissioner Moses Kafeero Kabugo commands the Kampala Metropolitan Police.

Politics 20/11/2020

Police commander Kafeero shields Museveni as electoral tensions take hold

The country is two weeks into the presidential campaign launched on 3 November and there is already unrest in Kampala, giving the city police and its chief, Moses Kafeero, a predominant role to play. [...]

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Museveni deploys armada of young legal guns from KAA, K&K and Kashillingi to do battle with Bobi Wine

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Museveni's ousted vice president battles for ambassador job in Beijing

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Museveni deploys armada of young legal guns from KAA, K&K and Kashillingi to do battle with Bobi Wine

Total again postpones its final investment decision on Lake Albert oil project

Motorsports federation becomes rallying point for Kampala elite

Museveni makes Dubai first port of call for new jumbo jets

Kenyatta dashes Bobi Wine's asylum hopes

Kampala Executive Aviation running flights for UPDF in Mogadishu

Museveni risks losing Biden as key ally over clash with US ambassador

Mota-Engil makes its case against accusations of illegal expropriation

Kenya Railways boss feels the heat from anti-graft body

World Bank defers possible Mota-Engil investigation until after elections

Museveni's ousted vice president battles for ambassador job in Beijing

Kenyatta seeks compensation over Uganda's oil jetty delay

Days ahead of poll, Museveni refines his future oil squad

Museveni's son resumes command of special forces, keeps eye on Lake Albert oil

Leonard Mulekwah, the election body chief Museveni can count on

Museveni entourage's taste for cushy Total and CNOOC jobs

US Navy bolsters medical facilities of Ugandan forces in Jinja

Co-operative Bank targets Kigali and Kampala

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

Museveni uses Kilembe copper mine sale to demonstrate his good governance credentials

Kenyans, Somalis fall hostage to UAE-Qatar cold war

Former Erik Prince advisor Omri Cohen turns to base camp business

Mota-Engil faces threat of possible World Bank investigation

Police commander Kafeero shields Museveni as electoral tensions take hold

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