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Kampala, Uganda | Harry Verhoeven Francois Sennesael | South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining how pivotal the country remains to regional energy and water politics. Much of Africa has …

Here is how this could reset the regional balance Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The presence of oil in Somaliland has been confirmed by a recent exploration. The discovery has raised the stakes in Somaliland’s claim for independence from Somalia as it holds the potential for a new stream of …

What it means in numbers and money COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | As President Yoweri Museveni and his ruling NRM party celebrate their 37th year in power, the Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has given them a befitting anniversary gift; launching the country into crude oil production stage. Uganda’s …

  Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, whilst attending the Kingfisher drilling inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, has also witnessed the handover of the license to Construct the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The handover was done by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, (MEMD)  Ruth …

At the current oil prices of about $87.5 per barrel, the Kingfisher project will account for about 15% of the total oil revenues to government from upstream, which is $6.9billion in total and $360million per year. Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has today launched the commencement …

A number of African governments are introducing tax cuts and other incentives to boost the e-mobility industry and drive the demand for eco-friendly vehicles Tunis, Tunisia | BIRD AGENCY | Tunisia has become the latest country to introduce e-mobility incentives as governments across Africa bet on tax breaks and other …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cabinet has finally given green light to the energy ministry to grant exploration licenses and sign production sharing agreements (PSA) for two oil exploration blocks in the Albertine Graben. According to the minister of state for National Guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga a cabinet meeting held …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Albertine Graben Refinery Project in Hoima will be one of the big oil and gas infrastructure projects to look out for in 2023 in Uganda and Africa. The 60,000 barrels per day refinery is one of the 70 new oil and gas projects that …

Several high-carbon emitting countries in Africa are developing just energy transition plans while still focusing on exploiting their fossil-fuel reserves. Luanda, Angola | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s carbon-intensive economies are racing to develop just energy transition plans as more green funding commitments begin to flow in. However, these oil and …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated Kolmani Integrated Development Project to drill oil and gas in the northeastern part of the country. Speaking at the project’s flag-off ceremony in the northeastern state of Bauchi, Buhari said that the Nigerian Kolmani Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and …