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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. [...] (253 words)

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Dialogue of deaf between Kiir and Museveni

Beijing advertises Museveni-China relations as the February elections approach

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Museveni wants to convince European tourists to fly with Uganda Airlines

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Motorsports federation becomes rallying point for Kampala elite

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

Leonard Mulekwah, the election body chief Museveni can count on

French business implicitly supports Kenyatta by backing Danone

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

Police commander Kafeero shields Museveni as electoral tensions take hold

Frontrunner emerges in Fluor vs CB&I race for Total's Tilenga infrastructure contract

Museveni buys $110m of armoured vehicles from Turkey's Otokar

Tullow Oil abandons pending arbitration before pulling out of Uganda

Dialogue of deaf between Kiir and Museveni

Beijing advertises Museveni-China relations as the February elections approach

Museveni tries to protect Total and CNOOC from the "Congolese" threat

Museveni wants to convince European tourists to fly with Uganda Airlines

Museveni left alone with Total and CNOOC following closure of second licensing round

Museveni rolls out red carpet for Total but snubs its Lake Albert partner CNOOC

Museveni, Magufuli finally settle on Total/CNOOC's Lake Albert crude transit fees

Total hires one of Museveni's buddies to oversee pipeline project

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