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Uganda

Diplomatic efforts stepped up in United Arab Emirates

Ugandan diplomats based in Abu Dhabi are seeking to expand their remit in Oman and Bahrain in order to raise [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.11.2018

A new security body and still more repression

Yoweri Museveni established a security committee to deal with an increasingly tense political situation. It will replace the National Security [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.11.2018

An increasingly vulnerable banking system

The highly turbulent climate in the banking world has claimed the jobs of three CEOs in the sector, with political interference a key factor…

Subscribers only Business 23.11.2018

World Bank's strategy to counter Chinese loans

The director for Uganda of the World Bank (WB), Antony Thompson, recently met the speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, and [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.11.2018

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Pro and anti-Chinese factions battle it out at Bank of Uganda

The figures produced by the Ugandan Treasury, which the government jealously guards for itself, have revealed a dizzying increase in the country's foreign debt. The majority of that debt is owed to China, which is seeking to extend its influence [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.11.2018

Al Cardinal mediates between Kiir and Museveni

The involvement of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Force (UPDF) in the South Sudanese crisis is proving lucrative for the Ugandan [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.11.2018

Sam Kutesa seeks to defuse Great Lakes tensions

It seems that Kampala is currently keen to calm tensions [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.11.2018

From Djibouti to Somalia, Doing Business 2019 reveals sharp disparities

The Doing Business report of the World Bank (WB) published [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.11.2018

Martello Risk, Goetz's way to counter The Sentry refinery jab?

Belgian tycoon Alain Goetz, who has been accused in a report by American NGO The Sentry (read here) of refining [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2018

Paul Lemmon and partners steer SparrowHawk towards battery metals

Already active in gold and copper mining in Africa via CopperZone Resources and SparrowHawk Gold (AMI 417), Canadian multitaskers Paul [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2018

Babu Owino in the firing line of Kampala

The visit to Nairobi in mid-October of the Ugandan political opponent Bobi Wine may backfire on his Kenyan host, Babu Owino.

Subscribers only Politics 26.10.2018

How Qatar is wielding its influence in Kampala

The director of Qatar State Security (QSS), General Ghanim bin [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.10.2018

Ex-soldiers turn on the regime

Christopher Aine, the former Uganda Peoples' Defence Force (UPDF) soldier [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.10.2018

New Israeli businesses set up shop in Kampala

The Zimbabwean preacher Locardia Karimatsenga Tembo, who on 24 September [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.10.2018

Elanco gets a new wind

Elanco, which specialises in animal health, had good news to [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.10.2018

Who is DGR Resources, the mining fund behind Armour?

After obtaining the Lake Albert region Kanywataba exploration permit in 2015 (AEI 765), Australian junior Armour Energy has at last [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.10.2018

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Kagame and Museveni gripped by mutual paranoia

While the Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni puts the finishing touches to his antiRwandan purge of the security apparatus and top brass in Kampala, his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame is busy cracking down on Uganda sympathisers within his army.

Subscribers only Politics 12.10.2018

Rwandan president Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart Museveni don't hide their hostility anymore.

Bobi Wine, the new safe investment for foreign aid?

On 4 October, the Swedish ambassador to Uganda, Per Lingdärde, bluntly announced that his country was ending its $33 million [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.10.2018

Museveni puts the brakes on anti-corruption drive

The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has still not received the green light from Yoweri Museveni to process the cases [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.10.2018

Bonjanala and Isimba dams under international scrutiny…

According to information obtained by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, the International Finance Corporation (IFC, the private sector branch of the [...]

Subscribers only Business 12.10.2018

NGOs call for greater consideration of diggers' welfare

As part of the All People's Conference on Mining in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.10.2018

Fred Kabagambe-Kaliisa's grip of oil sector as tight as ever

Although he was pushed out Uganda's ministry of energy in 2016 (AEI 781) following two decades as permanent secretary, Fred [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.10.2018

Kenyatta buddy Kariuki lands handy UN deal

Kenyan billionaire Humphrey Kariuki pocketed a double contract on September [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.10.2018

A chorus of voices denounce oil sector opacity

On 14 September, France's ambassador to Uganda, Stephanie Rivoal, poured more oil on the fire. Invited to the Sheraton hotel [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.09.2018

Vanguard Africa sides with Museveni's public enemy n°1

The American firm Vanguard Africa is continuing in its mission [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.09.2018

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Uganda

Diplomatic efforts stepped up in United Arab Emirates

A new security body and still more repression

An increasingly vulnerable banking system

World Bank's strategy to counter Chinese loans

Spotlight
Pro and anti-Chinese factions battle it out at Bank of Uganda

Al Cardinal mediates between Kiir and Museveni

Sam Kutesa seeks to defuse Great Lakes tensions

From Djibouti to Somalia, Doing Business 2019 reveals sharp disparities

Martello Risk, Goetz's way to counter The Sentry refinery jab?

Paul Lemmon and partners steer SparrowHawk towards battery metals

Babu Owino in the firing line of Kampala

How Qatar is wielding its influence in Kampala

Ex-soldiers turn on the regime

New Israeli businesses set up shop in Kampala

Elanco gets a new wind

Who is DGR Resources, the mining fund behind Armour?

Spotlight
Kagame and Museveni gripped by mutual paranoia

Bobi Wine, the new safe investment for foreign aid?

Museveni puts the brakes on anti-corruption drive

Bonjanala and Isimba dams under international scrutiny…

NGOs call for greater consideration of diggers' welfare

Fred Kabagambe-Kaliisa's grip of oil sector as tight as ever

Kenyatta buddy Kariuki lands handy UN deal

A chorus of voices denounce oil sector opacity

Vanguard Africa sides with Museveni's public enemy n°1

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Uganda

Diplomatic efforts stepped up in United Arab Emirates

A new security body and still more repression

An increasingly vulnerable banking system

World Bank's strategy to counter Chinese loans

Spotlight Pro and anti-Chinese factions battle it out at Bank of Uganda

Al Cardinal mediates between Kiir and Museveni

Sam Kutesa seeks to defuse Great Lakes tensions

From Djibouti to Somalia, Doing Business 2019 reveals sharp disparities

Martello Risk, Goetz's way to counter The Sentry refinery jab?

Paul Lemmon and partners steer SparrowHawk towards battery metals

Babu Owino in the firing line of Kampala

How Qatar is wielding its influence in Kampala

Ex-soldiers turn on the regime

New Israeli businesses set up shop in Kampala

Elanco gets a new wind

Who is DGR Resources, the mining fund behind Armour?

Spotlight Kagame and Museveni gripped by mutual paranoia

Bobi Wine, the new safe investment for foreign aid?

Museveni puts the brakes on anti-corruption drive

Bonjanala and Isimba dams under international scrutiny…

NGOs call for greater consideration of diggers' welfare

Fred Kabagambe-Kaliisa's grip of oil sector as tight as ever

Kenyatta buddy Kariuki lands handy UN deal

A chorus of voices denounce oil sector opacity

Vanguard Africa sides with Museveni's public enemy n°1

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

Spotlight
Pro and anti-Chinese factions battle it out at Bank of Uganda

Spotlight
Kagame and Museveni gripped by mutual paranoia