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Kenya
Museveni-Ruto row over oil imports deepens

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto. © Russian Foreign Ministry/AFP/Luis Tato/POOL/AFP

Relations between Uganda and Kenya have been fraught ever since William Ruto's government refused the Uganda National oil company permission to use its pipelines. Meanwhile, the two heads of states' personal friendship is fraying. [...]

Published on 15/01/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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