Uganda

Uganda is East Africa’s agricultural powerhouse and an emerging oil producer, with significant offshore reserves awaiting full commercial development. Africaspoint covers Uganda’s energy sector, business environment, governance under President Museveni, and the economic trajectory of a nation at an important development crossroads.

East AfricaGeopolitics

Uganda freezes civil society accounts again

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Africaspoint Editorial

Uganda's FIA has frozen the bank accounts of several NGOs including Chapter Four Uganda and the Centre for Constitutional Governance,…

BusinessEast Africa

Uganda’s copper: Norway or Nigeria?

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Africaspoint Editorial

Uganda sits on copper, cobalt and rare earths at the exact moment the world is desperate for them. Whether that…

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