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Politics 15/03/2023

Museveni's scandal-hit government faces down parliamentary outcry

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. © EPA/MaxPPP

Defence 08/03/2023

Somaliland conflict takes a regional turn

Somaliland, long seen as a haven of stability in a troubled region, is facing increasing unrest as fighting continues around the town of Las Anod between the breakaway province's army and militias loyal to Somalia and backed by al-Shabaab fighters.

Commodity traders Politics 02/03/2023

Kampala appoints US trade representative

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni named US national Cody Lorance trade representative to the US.

Finance Business 20/02/2023

Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

In a case involving allegedly misappropriated funds from the wealth management fund being investigated in several jurisdictions, it has emerged that Russian-Swiss investor Aleksei Korotaev recently attempted to capture assets from these Helin International accounts, despite being scrutinised by US investigators.

Business Diplomacy 15/02/2023

Helsinki woos East Africa to offset Ukraine war fallout

Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintila in Helsinki, Finland, on 13 September 2019. © Emmi Korhonen / Lehtikuva / AFP

Russia-Ukraine war

Energy 14/02/2023

Museveni cuts security spending and MPs expenses to finance oil pipeline

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala in June 2021. © Badru Katumba/AFP

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Diplomacy 02/02/2023

AU firms up agenda for Addis summit

Topics to be raised at the AU heads of state summit to be held in Addis Ababa from 18-19 February will range from political, financial and energy governance, UN security council reforms, to the AU's response to climate change.

Energy 27/01/2023

Museveni administration shunned by oil investors

Uganda's latest oil tender was largely boycotted, and no new exploration wells have been drilled since 2017 on valid licences. The country's hopes now rest on developments by TotalEnergies and CNOOC.

Energy 17/01/2023

Small Ugandan contractors work their way to TotalEnergies and CNOOC through McDermott and Sinopec

Development of the Kingfisher and Tilenga fields has opened up wide-ranging opportunities for the oil industry service companies. The big contracts have gone to the major international groupings but some local companies have managed to win new business in their wake.

Diplomacy 10/01/2023

World Bank stumps up funds to tackle rising poverty

The financial institution has approved significant funding to revive agriculture in Uganda. Productivity has stagnated in recent years and tangibly affected the general standard of living.

Politics 16/12/2022

Ugandan opposition struggles to reap benefits from NRM infighting

Uganda's opposition seems unable to exploit divisions within the NRM over the president's son's escapades, and they are struggling to gain media attention as Museveni hogs the international spotlight.

Energy Commodity traders 15/12/2022

How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

In recent months the Dubai oil trading company Coral, which has always maintained close ties with Russia, has been stepping up its activities in Africa, prompting speculation among its competitors as to the provenance of its consignments.

Diplomacy 14/12/2022

Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

A UN panel of experts and Congolese intelligence services suspect Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's army of having "facilitated" M23 movements on its territory. The UN panel is expected to shortly issue a related report.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 24 November 2022.

Mining 13/12/2022

EU saves the day to fund iron ore exploration

ADT Africa, a company founded and run by Australian national Benjamin Vietnieks, has won an €800,000 contract from the European Development Fund to assist the Ugandan Ministry of Mines in its iron ore exploration and exploitation strategy.

Business 07/12/2022

Interpol beefs up surveillance in East Africa

Interpol is seeking contractors to upgrade and expand its border surveillance systems in three East African countries: Burundi, South Sudan and Uganda.

Infrastructure 01/12/2022

Airline industry crisis exacerbates ruling party rifts

An accident involving a commercial aircraft has revived the debate about the airline sector policies of successive Tanzanian governments. Within the president's party, the choice of the home town of the late John Magufuli as the location for a new airport has been singled out for criticism by his successor's supporters.

Energy 01/12/2022

Museveni asks Paris for help in protecting TotalEnergies

The Ugandan president hopes that his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will involve himself more in economic relations between the two countries, and in particular in the activities of TotalEnergies in Uganda.

SpotlightEnergy 10/11/2022

TotalEnergies faces rising religious opposition to EACOP project

The pipeline that TotalEnergies and CNOOC plan to build between Uganda and Tanzania is under fire from influential east African and French religious leaders. Their protests have forced the French major to try and justify the project publicly.

Activists of the multi-religious Greenfaith movement in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 1 September 2022.

Diplomacy 08/11/2022

Azali, Ruto set to seal Sharm el-Sheikh pact on 2023 AU chairmanship

The presidents of Kenya and the Comoros, the two candidate countries for the vice-chairmanship of the AU bureau, a position whose occupant automatically takes over the chairmanship of the organisation the following year, were quick to mention the vacancy at the bureau's virtual summit on 2 November.

Politics 07/11/2022

Museveni son Muhoozi can count on solid backing if he runs in 2026 polls

It seems very plausible that gaffe-prone Muhoozi, the eldest son of the ageing head of state Yoweri Museveni, will run to succeed his father in four years.

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda, on 7 May 2022.

Diplomacy 03/11/2022

US midterms could rob Senate of Africa expertise

Republican Senators Jim Inhofe and Rob Portman will retire when the United States heads into its midterm elections. The US Senate will be losing two senior Africa experts. Those specialised in African matters in Washington are worried about what that loss could mean.

Mining Commodity traders 27/10/2022

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Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence

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Museveni's scandal-hit government faces down parliamentary outcry

Somaliland conflict takes a regional turn

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Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

Helsinki woos East Africa to offset Ukraine war fallout

Museveni cuts security spending and MPs expenses to finance oil pipeline

AU firms up agenda for Addis summit

Museveni administration shunned by oil investors

Small Ugandan contractors work their way to TotalEnergies and CNOOC through McDermott and Sinopec

World Bank stumps up funds to tackle rising poverty

Ugandan opposition struggles to reap benefits from NRM infighting

How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

EU saves the day to fund iron ore exploration

Interpol beefs up surveillance in East Africa

Airline industry crisis exacerbates ruling party rifts

Museveni asks Paris for help in protecting TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies faces rising religious opposition to EACOP project

Azali, Ruto set to seal Sharm el-Sheikh pact on 2023 AU chairmanship

Museveni son Muhoozi can count on solid backing if he runs in 2026 polls

US midterms could rob Senate of Africa expertise

Ebola ravages gold sector

UAE and Uganda tie the knot tighter

Museveni nominations case drags on in East African court

Museveni mobilises to save TotalEnergies EACOP pipeline project

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Museveni's scandal-hit government faces down parliamentary outcry

Somaliland conflict takes a regional turn

Kampala appoints US trade representative

Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

Helsinki woos East Africa to offset Ukraine war fallout

Museveni cuts security spending and MPs expenses to finance oil pipeline

AU firms up agenda for Addis summit

Museveni administration shunned by oil investors

Small Ugandan contractors work their way to TotalEnergies and CNOOC through McDermott and Sinopec

World Bank stumps up funds to tackle rising poverty

Ugandan opposition struggles to reap benefits from NRM infighting

How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

EU saves the day to fund iron ore exploration

Interpol beefs up surveillance in East Africa

Airline industry crisis exacerbates ruling party rifts

Museveni asks Paris for help in protecting TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies faces rising religious opposition to EACOP project

Azali, Ruto set to seal Sharm el-Sheikh pact on 2023 AU chairmanship

Museveni son Muhoozi can count on solid backing if he runs in 2026 polls

US midterms could rob Senate of Africa expertise

Ebola ravages gold sector

UAE and Uganda tie the knot tighter

Museveni nominations case drags on in East African court

Museveni mobilises to save TotalEnergies EACOP pipeline project

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