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How Museveni built and killed Uganda’s oil industry
Uganda’s upstream oil industry is dead. Ok, let me admit this is a bit of an exaggeration. It is more appropriate to say it is in a coma and will […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Business and Entrepreneurship, Finance, Markets and Economics, Mining and MineralsWhat is it that Uganda and United Arab Emirates investors want as they meet in Kampala this week ?
The Fourth Uganda-UAE Business Forum will take place this week from October 27 to 29, 2025, in Kampala. This signature event will bring together 500+ business leaders, policymakers, and entrepreneurs […] More
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Blencowe Resources Plc advancing Orom-Cross graphite mining project in KITGUM DISTRICT towards construction by mid-2024
Blencowe Resources secures investment backing for Orom-Cross graphite project” by William Farrington, (www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk), 6th February 2024: CITATION: “Blencowe Resources PLC (LSE:BRES) has secured US$500,000 (£398,000) from an African-based specialist investor […] More
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A MOVING MINE
Part 2: A Glimpse of Destiny As the day unfolds, the daily activities are set in the community; villagers are busy in maize fields, and the young girls head to […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Finance, Markets and Economics, Mining and Minerals, Travel and AdventureWILL MALAWI EVER DEVELOP?
There are four major ways through which individuals can become wealthy or earn money. These are: working for a salary, engaging in business or trade, stealing, or begging. In the […] More
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Battle for the Pump Between Dangote and Oil Establishment
In a dramatic escalation of tensions in Nigeria’s oil sector, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has openly accused regulators and oil unions of sabotaging his $20 billion refinery to protect […] More
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A Moving Mine
Part 1: Beneath the surface It was a beautiful normal day in Kwesele village, a home in the northwestern part of Zambia. Where the sun dipped into the horizon and […] More
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Energy Geopolitics and Strategic Alignment, What Uganda Can Learn from Venezuela in Engaging China
President Trump’s personal actions in Venezuela have set the tone for geopolitics and geoeconomics in 2026, possibly the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and his wife by the US military could […] More
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How Uganda’s Oil resource is tending to tragedy.
Following the commercial discovery of oil amounting to about 6.5 billion barrels in Uganda, the country was ranked by the World Bank as the world’s hottest inland exploration frontier with […] More
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The Russia-Africa Summit, Are We Witnessing the New Scramble for Africa?
I do not share the excitement about these summits happening between Africa and the developed world. Why? Because we seem not to notice that there are two new sheriffs in […] More
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Deal or No Deal, Will Uganda Start Commercial Oil Production by 2020?
It is exactly five hundred and sixty-six days (566 days) to the start of 2020. With oil revenues as a catalyst, Ugandan government had planned to turn the country’s economy […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Diaspora, Education and Academia, Environment & Climate, Identity & Culture, Innovation, Science and Technology, Law, Crime and Justice, Mining and Minerals, Travel and AdventurePresenting on Uganda as part of AfriExperience
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of presenting on Uganda to a room of Yale University students as part of AfriExperience, organized by the Yale Africa Business & Society […] More
