Joint venture partners in Uganda’s Oil and Gas sector signed the Final Investment Decision (FID) on 1st February. The FID by TotalEnergies, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is expected to see money invested towards the development of the Kingfisher and Tilenga projects in the Albertine Graben and the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) from Hoima to the Chongoleani peninsula near Tanga port in Tanzania.
The fire that started around 4:00 am this morning razed more than 150 timber workshops, leaving property worth millions of shillings destroyed. Affected traders say by the time police arrived, there was little to be saved.
The AU is facing criticism over failure to do the same for Chad where the military installed Gen Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno as president, after his farther, President Idriss Déby was reportedly killed at a battle front.
