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,
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Tullow Oil has released its half-year trading statement. Its good news for investors in the company and a boost for those eyeing Africa’s prospects. Its Uganda farm down, whose 2.9 billion value has colored its books, has singularly affected the Tullow balance sheet. However developments elsewhere in West Africa are the fuel that drives the
A request by the World Heritage Committee for the cancellation of oil
In the year 1924, E.J Wayland had completed his “Petroleum in Uganda”
The General Manager of Total Uganda E&P, François Rafin is reportedly leaving Kampala after less than a year on the job. There
The praise and worship choir singing fortunes “Made in Africa” has been hushed by the retreating march of lower oil prices. Leading
Uganda’s proposed oil revenue management legislation was passed quietly into law on Thursday this week. A version of the bill, now law,
Details of the Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] between the Uganda government and international oil companies to begin production will be revealed later
When the heat dies down in the latest bloodletting in South Sudan, Africa’s newest state, it should not be obscured that above
Doing some reading to prepare for an upcoming talk I came across this odd, if bizarre reference to “Argentina House”. The reference
Odonga Otto MP, like we like to say in Uganda is “no joking subject”. Not long before the last election he told
Over the last several weeks while researching the potential implications of drilling in the environmentally sensitive Albertine Graben I had several conversations
A request by the World Heritage Committee for the cancellation of oil exploration permits within Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park
Captured in the rear view mirror of the present problems independent media is facing is the delicate moment that Uganda’s oil industry