By James Muhindo Seven days to the 52nd independence celebrations in Uganda, President Y.K. Museveni while at the Conference on Mineral wealth, in Kampala Uganda, took the country five decades back in the struggle for human rights. As reported in one of Uganda’s Dailies, the president said that government will change the law to allow
Total embarks on comprehensive resettlement plan in Albertine Graben
Total in conjunction with Tullow Uganda Operations PTY Ltd have issued an invitation to contractors to carry out a comprehensive Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the oil and gas development project in Nwoya, Buliisa, Masindi, and Hoima districts in the Lake Albert Basin. Total is the operator of Exploration Area 1 and 1A in Uganda
World Bank to support Uganda’s oil projects despite protests from London NGO
The World Bank will support Uganda’s Ambitious community and infrastructural development Project in the Albertine Graben despite protests from Global Witness, a London based Non- Government Organization Through the World Bank loan, the government hopes to invest at least $153.89 million (about UShs412.5 billion) in all the nine districts in the Albertine region. However Global
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
Uganda to inject $57 million in oil belt airfield as oil production draws close
An airfield in Kasese is set to get an upgrade worth $57 million that will eventually transform it into an international airport, an aviation official has said. Kasese Airfield lies in the south of the Albertine region where crude oil reserves have been discovered. Kasese airfield, also sits near Kilembe copper mines which were recently
Israel firm seeks to boost water treatment in Albertine Graben
Whereas Uganda is blessed with relatively enough water a lot of that water needs purification. But soon that will no longer be a worry, at least for the folk in the Albertine Graben since Bolton International an Isreali firm is partnering with other international firms to boost the water quality in the region. 51.5 %
Oil hunt in Ugandan national park tests Africa’s eco defences
Reuters Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park is bisected by the majestic Nile river and boasts some of Africa’s wildlife treasures – elephants, lions and a rare giraffe sub-species. Beneath it lies another natural prize: oil. Now French energy giant Total has begun surveys to prepare for seismic tests in the national park, one of
Hoima to get science university
The government is set to establish a science university in Hoima district to train oil and gas related academic disciplines. This is a rare gesture that will go a long way in convincing some hardliners in the Bunyoro sub- region that the government is committed to ensuring that locals in the Albertine Graben benefit from
Environmentalists rise against degradation in Albertine Graben
Activists, government and politicians that are in charge of environmental dockets in Bunyoro are pushing the government and oil firms into ensuring that the environment is not damaged during oil exploration activities in the Albertine grabben. According to the World Wide Fund (WWF), the Albertine Rift Valley is Africa’s most diverse eco-region and Uganda’s proven