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Who is Dr. Gerald Banaga-Baingi, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Uganda National Mining Company?

Paul MurungiEnergy, Oil & Gas Politics & Goverment The Big StoryMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025

Dr. Gerald Banaga-Baingi has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda National Mining Company, and will assume duties effective May1st, 2025. The mining company established under the Mining and Minerals Act, 2022, is a wholly state-owned enterprise mandated to manage Uganda’s commercial interests in the minerals sector. Dr. Banaga-Baingi is an accomplished Resource Economist with extensive experience in the mining, petroleum, and minerals sectors. Previously, he worked with the National Water and Sewerage Corporation as a Data Control Officer under the Kampala Revenue Improvement Project before joining the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. Rising through the ranks,…

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African Development Bank commits USD 2 billion to clean cooking initiatives in Africa at landmark Paris summit

Paul MurungiBusiness & Markets News & AnalysisMay 17, 2024May 17, 2024

The African Development Bank Group has pledged USD 2 billion over 10 years towards clean cooking solutions in Africa—a major step along the road to saving the lives of 600,000 Africans mainly women and children each year. Speaking at a landmark summit on Clean Cooking in Africa held yesterday in Paris, the Bank Group’s President Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said the institution would now commit 20 percent of all its financing of energy projects towards promoting safe alternatives to cooking with charcoal, wood and biomass. Receiving heads of state and government, and leaders of international organizations at the Elysee Palace to…

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