Energy & Mining
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South Sudan Oil & Power Returns as South Sudan’s Premier Investment Platform
JUBA, August 5, 2026 — South Sudan Oil & Power [SSOP] will return to Juba on November 24-25, 2026, reaffirming its position as the country’s official energy investment event and premier meeting…
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Africa’s Leading Energy Companies and Projects Shortlisted for African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 Awards
KAMPALA, August 5, 2026 — The nominees for the African Energy Week [AEW] 2026 recognise the companies, projects and individuals driving innovation, investment and growth across Africa’s energy sector. Featuring 12 categories…
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MPs grill UEDCL bosses over delayed power connections, blackouts
KAMPALA, August 4, 2026 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have demanded answers from the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited [ UEDCL ] over delays in connecting Ugandans who have paid for the…
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Bunyoro leaders furious over limited oil benefits for local communities
HOIMA CITY, August 3, 2026 — Leaders in the oil-rich Bunyoro Sub-region have criticised key players in Uganda’s oil and gas sector for failing to unveil more business and job opportunities for…
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Ggoobi, Bateebe appointed to Kenya Pipeline Company board
KAMPALA, July 30, 2026 — Finance Ministry’s Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury [PSST] Ramathan Ggoobi and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Irene Pauline Bateebe have…
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Africa Wants to Make Its Critical Minerals a Lever for Industrialisation and Economic Transformation
ABIDJAN, July 17, 2026 — African ministers, representatives from continental institutions, the private sector, and development partners have called for Africa’s critical minerals to drive a new era of economic transformation, industrialisation…
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From Copper to Gold and Cobalt, These Companies Are Driving Africa’s Next Wave of Mining Investment
CAPE TOWN, July 14, 2026 — Africa’s mining sector is entering a new investment cycle as producers accelerate exploration, develop new mines and expand mineral processing capacity to meet rising global demand…
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African mining chambers to highlight next wave of investment opportunities at AMW 2026
KAMPALA July 13, 2026 — As African countries advance reforms aimed at unlocking new mineral discoveries and attracting greater mining investment, chambers of mines are playing an increasingly important role in connecting…
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Ugandan farmers launch UK court case to halt EACOP
KAMPALA, July 8, 2026 – Four Ugandan farmers have filed a case before the High Court in London seeking to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline [ EACOP ] from commencing…
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Uganda’s US$ 500bln growth ambition puts mining reform and critical minerals in focus at AMW 2026
KAMPALA, June 24, 2026 — As Uganda accelerates its Ten-Fold Growth Strategy aimed at expanding its economy from US$ 59.3 billion to US$ 500 billion by 2040, the African Mining Week [AMW]…
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