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Aliko Dangote plans to build a $17 billion oil refinery in Kenya’s Mombasa, shifting focus away from Tanzania’s Tanga project in a major boost for East Africa’s energy sector.

Dangote to Construct $17B Oil Refinery in Kenya, Drops Tanzania Plans 

Nigerian billionaire and industrialist Aliko Dangote is shifting plans for a major East African oil refinery to Kenya, in a move that appears to sideline earlier proposals centred on Tanzania’s port city
May 10, 2026
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The fallout between UPDF and Germany, which stems from escalating tensions over governance and human rights concerns, may trigger economic spillovers that could stall or jeopardize Germany's ongoing aid-funded initiatives in Uganda.

From Power Lines to Refugee Aid: What Uganda Stands to Lose in Germany Rift

A growing diplomatic rift between Uganda and Germany threatens to cast a shadow over critical development projects, ranging from refugee support to energy infrastructure. The fallout, which stems from escalating tensions over
May 29, 2025
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The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Dr. Mary Gorreti Kitutu takes President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on a guided tour of the newly upgraded Umeme power substation in Mbale City shortly after the President launched it on Monday, November 30th 2020. In the middle is the Umeme Managing Director, Selestino Babungi. The USD17m (about UGX64 billion) modern substation that was fully funded by Umeme as part of its USD75 million investment agenda for 2020, has created stable power supply, over and over increasing electricity supply to the Mbale region to from 25MW to over 112.5MW. PHOTO/Courtesy.

ERAat20: Analysing President Museveni’s relentless quest for reliable and affordable power and how that has transformed the electricity sector

When the Yoweri Museveni led National Resistance Army (NRA) marched onto Kampala in January 1986, they took over a city that was poorly lit, its darkness not quite different from the bushes
June 20, 2021
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