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In the Shadows of History: Death and Destruction in South Sudan
23 Oct 2025 16:28 GMT
Much of the world is rightly transfixed by the genocide in Gaza, the unimaginable horrors experienced by its Palestinian inhabitants, the callous antics of those who would ‘develop’ its ruins (Trump, Blair, Kushner, etc.), and the strong likelihood of more …
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Uganda’s first oil expected in July 2026 as Kingfisher reaches production threshold
23 Oct 2025 04:47 GMT
Uganda’s long-awaited dream of producing its first barrel of oil is set to become a reality by July 2026, according to John Bosco Habumugisha, deputy managing director of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
Habumugisha revealed that the milestone …
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AFREC’s Eastern Africa oil and gas report: Charting a path for regional energy integration
22 Oct 2025 15:33 GMT
… development, and intra-African trade. The event … more than 600 million Africans lack electricity. AFREC … in Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, with further … proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), connecting Uganda and Tanzania, exemplifies …
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Uganda Repositions Energy and Extractives Sectors to Fuel NDP IV and Ten-Fold Growth Strategy
22 Oct 2025 12:10 GMT
By Charlotte Amuge & Juma Nsamba
Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming its energy and extractives sectors into major engines of industrialisation, job creation, and export-led growth under the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP IV) …
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Uganda to Secure $2 Billion World Bank Funding
21 Oct 2025 13:38 GMT
The World Bank will provide Uganda with more than $2 billion in new financing over the next three financial years to support economic development projects, a senior official from the Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday.
The decision marks the …
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EACOP community programme: WASCO trains, equips Tanzanians to contribute to local development
21 Oct 2025 12:28 GMT
Wasco Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary Wasco ISOAF, has trained 124 young Tanzanians in technical and vocational disciplines as part of its community development efforts in regions along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) corridor.
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Uganda sets general election for January 15
21 Oct 2025 12:25 GMT
KAMPALA (Reuters) -Uganda’s electoral commission on Tuesday gave January 15 as the date for the country’s general election, at which octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni will seek to extend his rule to nearly half a century.
Now Africa’s fourth longest- …
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World Bank Restores Funding To Uganda, Approves Over $2bn For Development Projects
21 Oct 2025 08:56 GMT
The World Bank has announced plans to provide Uganda with more than $2 billion in new financing over the next three financial years, marking the restoration of its concessional funding to the East African nation. The decision comes after a nearly two-year …
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China’s State Oil Giants Halt Russian Crude Imports Amid New US Sanctions
23 Oct 2025 19:30 GMT
Chinese Oil Majors Step Back from Russian Crude amid new us sanctions. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Benlisquare / CC BY SA 4-0
China’s leading state-owned oil companies have temporarily suspended purchases of seaborne Russian crude oil following new …
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THE INAUTHENTICITY OF ZOHRAN MAMDANI
23 Oct 2025 18:58 GMT
… a wealthy Indian family in Uganda, his family moved to … in the wealthiest area of Uganda. Though Mamdani is opposed to … at Bowdoin College, majoring in Africana Studies, he cofounded the school … resources—Venezuela is awash with crude oil reserves. No, it is …