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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Uganda’s quest for more oil reaches Karamoja

[googlemap src=”http://” width=”500″ height=”360″ align=”alignleft” ]By Zakaria Tiberindwa and Edward Tumwiine  Uganda’s discovered oil reserves are estimated at 6.5 billion shillings and it is believed that if the oil is well utilized, the money from the resource could lift the country from a developing nation to middle-income status. However the country’s quest for more oil

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Uganda’s estimated oil reserves rise to 6.5 billion Barrels

Uganda’s Petroleum resources are now estimated to be at 6.5 billion barrels up from 3.5 billion barrels that was estimated in August 2012. According to a press statement of Kabagambe Kaliisa, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development that Ultimate Media has seen, the increase in the estimated petroleum resources is

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Oil opportunities continue to elude job-hungry Ugandans

The Petroleum (Exploration, Production and Development) Act, 2013, which became effective in April this year, was supposed to set the momentum for the growth of local content. However, it is doubtable whether the law will be able to effectively achieve its end. The Act compels oil companies to employ Ugandans if they qualify for the

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