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Politics Diplomacy 12/01/2022

Crispus Kiyonga, the politician forever at the heart of relations with Beijing

Former minister and ambassador Crispus Kiyonga. © @KagutaMuseveni/Twitter

Business Defence 11/01/2022

Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni with Uganda's French ambassador Jules-Armand Aniambossou and French defence attaché Bertrand de Boisse in Kampala on 12 September 2021. © @KatugaMuseveni

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Oil & gas 11/01/2022

Double taxation: Museveni's potentially costly blind spot

Finance minister Henry Musasizi. © Facebook/@h.musasizi

Oil & gas Defence 10/12/2021

Museveni's anti-ADF offensive in Congo aims to reassure TotalEnergies and CNOOC

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. © Yoweri Museveni/Twitter

Politics 26/11/2021

After bomb attacks, Museveni reviews his strategy to counter ADF

Following the bomb attacks in Kampala on 16 November, Uganda's leading partners have approached the government to offer their assistance, including China. [...]

Politics 22/11/2021

Forced cooperation between police and army following attacks

Following the 16 November bombings in Kampala that left six people dead and 33 injured Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is forcing his defence and interior ministers to work together and share information, even though there is animosity between the two bodies. [...]

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Oil & gas 17/11/2021

TotalEnergies exasperated with slow pace of Museveni's approvals needed for Tilenga

Unlike its neighbour Tanzania, Uganda is incapable of making decisions in a hurry. Everything has to go through Museveni. [...]

The President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni. © Twitter Presidence of the Republic of Uganda

Mining 08/11/2021

Future Busia refinery heightens gold smuggling concerns

The Ugandan authorities are already worried about gold being smuggled into the country from the DRC, and the Busia gold refinery project could see a rise in illegal trade from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. [...]

Politics 05/11/2021

Putin breaks silence with Museveni to talk oil and arms

After a long period of no communication, the new Russian ambassador to Uganda, Vladlen Semivolos, arrived in Kampala to reopen defence and hydrocarbons discussions. [...]

Diplomacy 19/10/2021

Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, plans strategic induction tour

Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is keen to meet all the region's influential politicians in a bid to secure their support for the 2026 presidential election. [...]

Ugandan Army Commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba (right) met Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on 30 September 2021. © Muhoozi Kainerugaba/Twitter

Diplomacy 12/10/2021

Emirates listen to Museveni at last

In the midst of the Gulf state's diplomatic offensive in Africa, Yoweri Museveni's regime has been able to establish a sustainable relationship with the UAE. [...]

Oil & gas 07/10/2021

CNOOC quietly makes progress on Kingfisher in TotalEnergies' shadow

The Chinese major hopes to start construction of the infrastructure for the oilfield in 2022. [...]

Business Defence 05/10/2021

Frontier Services Group becomes first choice for Chinese firms in Africa after DeWe takeover

Frontier Services Group (FSG), the Hong Kong security firm founded by American businessman Erik Prince, decided at the end of September to buy fellow Hong Kong company DeWe Security. [...]

SpotlightDiplomacy 28/09/2021

Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Kenya imports most of its sugar from Uganda, but it suspects its neighbour of selling it stock produced in other countries and relabelled to benefit from preferential customs tariffs. [...]

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. © Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Oil & gas 20/09/2021

Lack of funds keeps TotalEnergies evasive on Uganda-Tanzania pipeline

TotalEnergies is being tight-lipped about the Lake Albert crude development project and the export pipeline to Tanzania, refusing to confirm whether a final investment decision has been signed. [...]

SpotlightDiplomacy Road and rail 16/09/2021

Beijing seeks support from MPs for Mombasa-Kigali railway funding

Yoweri Museveni, worried about accumulating too much debt, has still not approved China's funding plan for the Mombasa-Kigali railway. The Chinese are relying on diplomacy to gather support from parliament. [...]

The speaker of the Ugandan parliament Jacob Oulanyah received the Chinese ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong (right) on 10 September 2021. © Jacob Oulanyah/Twitter

Oil & gas 10/09/2021

Museveni determined to keep Kagame out of Lake Albert

The Ugandan president is worried Rwanda will butt in as a rampart against the Islamic insurgency in northeastern DRC, as it did in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado gas province. [...]

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame. © Reuters

Business Defence 10/09/2021

Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

By equipping the Ugandan army's mountain brigades, which are in great demand on the DRC border, the French company Marck & Balsan is gaining a firm foothold in Uganda. The company enjoys the support of Paris and of bilateral military cooperation initiatives. [...]

France's ambassador in Kampala Jules-Armand Aniambossou. © Ambassade de France en Ouganda

Mining 08/09/2021

Museveni sends a signal to investors and Kagame as he returns Kasanda gold mine to Kisita Mining

Uganda is expelling artisanal miners from the Kisita gold mine, which it plans to hand back to Horizon Energy, the Emirati company which was operating it until last year. The measure will reassure investors but also help to preserve good relations with neighbouring Rwanda. [...]

Le président ougandais Yoweri Museveni. © Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel

Diplomacy 03/09/2021

Kampala welcomes Afghan refugees and mulls return of its guards

Uganda has committed to accepting 2,000 Afghan refugees and is also preparing for the return of 300 paramilitary troops contracted by private security firms to guard the US Fenty military base in Afghanistan, but who have been jobless since the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. [...]

Oil & gas 01/09/2021

Land rows threaten TotalEnergies' Tilenga schedule again

TotalEnergies' giant project still faces a number of hurdles, not the least the thorny issue of land tenure. [...]

Focus Mining 30/08/2021

Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Belgian businessman Alain Goetz quit the management of his Ugandan gold refinery a few months ago after being found guilty of money laundering in Belgium. He is also facing accusations of tax evasion in Rwanda, where he is a shareholder in another refinery. [...]

Oil & gas 30/08/2021

Museveni reorganises energy ministry before TotalEnergies' Lake Albert project takes off

The hydrocarbons ministry has become the most sought after administration in the country as Uganda waits for the start of crude oil exports from Lake Albert. The post of secretary general, which is particularly under pressure, has a new incumbent. [...]

SpotlightMining 23/08/2021

DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

Rwanda and Uganda are engaged in a tug of war over who will host the main transit route for gold mined in the DRC before it is shipped out of Africa. Both countries want the lucrative business for themselves and are hoping to force Kinshasa to choose between them, with Kigali in the lead. [...]

Rwanda's president Paul Kagame with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni. © Xinhua News Agency/via Latin America News Agency/Reuters

SpotlightOil & gas 29/07/2021

CIS among major caterers vying for TotalEnergies' vast Tilenga contract

International catering and logistics firms are up against well-connected Ugandans hoping to win business from the oil giant. [...]

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Crispus Kiyonga, the politician forever at the heart of relations with Beijing

Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

Double taxation: Museveni's potentially costly blind spot

Museveni's anti-ADF offensive in Congo aims to reassure TotalEnergies and CNOOC

After bomb attacks, Museveni reviews his strategy to counter ADF

Forced cooperation between police and army following attacks

TotalEnergies exasperated with slow pace of Museveni's approvals needed for Tilenga

Future Busia refinery heightens gold smuggling concerns

Putin breaks silence with Museveni to talk oil and arms

Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, plans strategic induction tour

Emirates listen to Museveni at last

CNOOC quietly makes progress on Kingfisher in TotalEnergies' shadow

Frontier Services Group becomes first choice for Chinese firms in Africa after DeWe takeover

Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Lack of funds keeps TotalEnergies evasive on Uganda-Tanzania pipeline

Beijing seeks support from MPs for Mombasa-Kigali railway funding

Museveni determined to keep Kagame out of Lake Albert

Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

Museveni sends a signal to investors and Kagame as he returns Kasanda gold mine to Kisita Mining

Kampala welcomes Afghan refugees and mulls return of its guards

Land rows threaten TotalEnergies' Tilenga schedule again

Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Museveni reorganises energy ministry before TotalEnergies' Lake Albert project takes off

DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

CIS among major caterers vying for TotalEnergies' vast Tilenga contract

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Crispus Kiyonga, the politician forever at the heart of relations with Beijing

Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

Double taxation: Museveni's potentially costly blind spot

Museveni's anti-ADF offensive in Congo aims to reassure TotalEnergies and CNOOC

After bomb attacks, Museveni reviews his strategy to counter ADF

Forced cooperation between police and army following attacks

TotalEnergies exasperated with slow pace of Museveni's approvals needed for Tilenga

Future Busia refinery heightens gold smuggling concerns

Putin breaks silence with Museveni to talk oil and arms

Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, plans strategic induction tour

Emirates listen to Museveni at last

CNOOC quietly makes progress on Kingfisher in TotalEnergies' shadow

Frontier Services Group becomes first choice for Chinese firms in Africa after DeWe takeover

Sugar sours Kenya-Uganda relations

Lack of funds keeps TotalEnergies evasive on Uganda-Tanzania pipeline

Beijing seeks support from MPs for Mombasa-Kigali railway funding

Museveni determined to keep Kagame out of Lake Albert

Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

Museveni sends a signal to investors and Kagame as he returns Kasanda gold mine to Kisita Mining

Kampala welcomes Afghan refugees and mulls return of its guards

Land rows threaten TotalEnergies' Tilenga schedule again

Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Museveni reorganises energy ministry before TotalEnergies' Lake Albert project takes off

DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

CIS among major caterers vying for TotalEnergies' vast Tilenga contract

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