Vol 56 No 5 | UGANDARUSSIAOIL AND GAS Museveni gets his refinery 6th March 2015 Doubts surround both the Russian contract and the supposed benefit and even viability of the oil discoveries A Russian state company under European Union sanctions has won the contract to build an oil refinery on the shore of Lake Albert. The contract is symptomatic of...
Vol 56 No 5 | UGANDAOIL AND GAS Oil interrupted 6th March 2015 Major deposits of commercially viable oil were first discovered in Uganda’s Albertine Graben in 2006 and estimates of total reserves now stand at 6.5 billion barrels. It was...
Vol 56 No 2 | UGANDA Sejusa’s mystery return 23rd January 2015 The former security boss made a deal to come home but things haven’t gone smoothly The maverick former intelligence chief, General David Sejusa (aka Tinyefuza), found himself at the centre of a siege by armed police this month, despite having returned from exile...
Vol 55 No 25 | UGANDA Central bank cracks whip 19th December 2014 Museveni is looking for ways of financing his 2016 election campaign and officials are reluctant to print money A rift between President Yoweri Museveni and the Governor of the Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, is rapidly widening. The Governor recently revealed that during the 2011 presidential...
Vol 55 No 23 | UGANDACHINA Loans for oil 21st November 2014 Multibillion dollar Chinese loans less than two years before the elections raise commercial and political questions China has for some time been a leading lender to Uganda but loans have accelerated this year since the government promised to pay for Chinese-built infrastructure from future...
Vol 55 No 21 | UGANDA Mbabazi on the ropes 24th October 2014 The President’s manoeuvres to oust his erstwhile friend as Secretary General of the NRM are accelerating President Yoweri Museveni aims to limit possible leadership challenges from within the governing National Resistance Movement through wide-ranging changes to the party’s constitution. Currently, the main objective is...
Vol 55 No 19 | UGANDA Putting US aid to other uses 22nd September 2014 Museveni uses Obama's security assistance for the fight against Al Shabaab to crack down on the opposition as well United States' military aid and training in surveillance techniques is helping President Yoweri Museveni's government to crack down on the opposition, say political sources in Kampala. It even...
Vol 55 No 18 | UGANDA President versus PM 12th September 2014 Feverish plotting is already in progress over the 2016 election now that Museveni’s decision to stand is final President Yoweri Museveni has sparked a bitter war in the ruling National Resistance Movement over his decision to stand in the 2016 election. He appears to have abandoned...
Vol 55 No 17 | UGANDA Refinery deal struck 29th August 2014 The agreement with the main oil companies gives investors 60% and paves the way for the export of crude oil After nearly three years of back-and-forth negotiation with oil companies, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has finally caved in. He has agreed to a much smaller oil refinery than...
Vol 55 No 4 | UGANDASOUTH SUDAN Why Uganda refuses to withdraw 21st February 2014 Calls from the United States and Ethiopia, its regional ally, for Uganda to withdraw its forces from South Sudan are falling on deaf ears in Kampala. President Yoweri...