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Spotlight | Uganda
Total secures highly preferential deal on Tullow assets

A Tullow Oil drilling site in Uganda on the shore of Lake Albert, in Kigogole. © Sven Torfinn/PANOS-REA

Panic at the summit of the state in Kampala has resulted in a deal that is highly favourable to the oil companies. Here's what happened behind the scenes. [...]

Published on 26.06.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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