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
Energy Minister Ms Irene Muloni last week held an administrative ruling over the contested Kasese based limestone mining concession previously operated by
The East African rift valley is like a mother with her warms stretched out. In 2006, she opened her left hand to
One of the recurrent myths about the recent signing of new Production Sharing Agreements (P.S.A’s) between Uganda and UK based Tullow Oil
In December, my mother told me after a 4-year wait to have power extended to her retirement home in one of Uganda’s
The granting of new licences, along with the setting up of institutions created by the Petroleum Bill, will be a test of
Uganda’s oil sector is brimming with rumors and rumors about rumors. Some of them are being investigated like the allegation that millions
I am tempted to write about West Nile night, the once-in-a- month groove that brings rumba, Congolese dance and buses to town
This week promises to be one of a showdown in Uganda’s nascent oil sector. According to informed sources the companies (Tullow Oil,
Two constitutional petitions have today been filed before the law courts further complicating the political and public debate on Uganda’s Oil Sector.
This morning, Uganda’s embattled Attorney General took leave of a Parliamentary Committee inquiry into allegations of bribery by oil companies to head