Uganda approves Environment framework for Oil exploration activities

The government of Uganda has endorsed a policy framework that will regulate oil and gas activities within the oil rich Albertine graben in line with internationally acceptable environment conservation standards. The government took the initiative to develop the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) from 2010 to 2013. According to an official statement from the minister of

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Tullow’s job cuts: it was only a matter of time

The people who are still employed by Tullow Oil have a reason to thank their God. The last couple of months have been months of uncertainty, speak of this thing they call Job insecurity. Certainly, the fate of many in Uganda, for example, must have remained hanging in balance until last week when Tullow Oil

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The oil curse; are Uganda’s youths feeling the pinch?

The recent activities of Jobless Brotherhood, the National Association of the Unemployed, NRM Poor Youth and the Uganda Youth Liberation Front have caused concerns that Uganda’s youth could become a disestablishing factor if widespread unemployment is not solved especially as the country starts to exploit oil and gas resources. Some experts have warned that this you

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