Uganda

By Frederic Musisi It emerged recently that during ongoing negotiations for the proposed East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), recoverable oil volumes now stand at 1 billion barrels instead of...

A new policy will see Uganda maximise the gains from its natural resources. To achieve efficiency and ensure equitable and transparent management of mineral revenues, Kampala will automatically own shares...

By Bernard Busuulwa As Uganda's oil and gas industry warms up for the final investment decision (FID) expected by July, weak operational capacity and unfair business practices faced by local...

By Fred Eric Musisi Kampala — The consortium of Italian and American investors contracted to design, finance, construct and operate Uganda's proposed 60,000 barrels per day oil refinery have completed...

By Ismail Musa Ladu Kampala — Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum has raised a red flag on the increasing criminality in the gold industry. Speaking in Kampala on Wednesday,...

By Jane Justine Mirembe Security agencies have arrested a syndicate of Ugandan, Congolese and Cameroonian fake gold dealers for allegedly conning a Chinese investor. Mr Star Yang, a Chinese national,...

By Halima Abdallah A fresh tax dispute involving $900 million has arisen between Tullow Oil and the Uganda government. At the heart of the dispute is the law governing taxation...

By James Anyanzwa Ugandans are likely to dig deeper into their pockets to finance the construction of the country's $4 billion oil refinery after its East African Community partners failed...

By Frederic Musisi Kampala — The Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese oil major, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (Cnooc), on joint oil...

By Fred Wambede & David Awori Busia — Ms Jane Ujaala, a resident of Tiira Village in Busia District, Uganda, has for the last four years toiled in the mines...