A request by the World Heritage Committee for the cancellation of oil exploration permits within Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park are a shot against the brow of Uganda’s own oil program, flagging the complexities of balancing environment and petroleum activities in one
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In fables or the modern market today, whether in Asia, the Americas or Africa – stories about precious minerals are stories about land. As such they are stories about the people on that land. By the time glittering metal is a statement of value, vanity or villainy, it has already become either a story of
Tullow Oil has released its half-year trading statement. Its good news for
To those who view local participation, and by this we mean the
Before the film Blood Diamond was open to the public, a private screening was arranged at the Garden City Cineplex. The
A man of the people Gen. Kahinda Otafiire was huffing and puffing down the stairs. For a man of his weight
The call came around five or six. It was my editor Joachim Buwembo. Whenever an editor begins their conversation with “
Note: Fast moving events have now thrust the question of violence, once again, at the fore of Ugandan politics. This article written
Recently a government minister Hon. David Bahati claimed that money in early receipts to Uganda’s oil fund was finished as had long
As news that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta had flagged off trucks ferrying “First Oil” from the Turkana – it resounded loudly within
Steady Progress? Matters are coming to a head in Uganda’s oil and gas sector with more motion than in the past year.
“Stiff naked fools, you think you are cool. To deny me for simplicity” Bob Marley, 1983. Confrontation To be a president
( extracted from an email to a friend in Kampala) Greetings from the desert here in Abu Dhabi. This has been an
