Business Africa

Uganda has been the subject of debate in the international community owing to two key reasons. The first is its new anti-gay bill, which most Western countries regard as severe, and the second is its oil pipeline project with Tanzania, which has been projected to be very damaging to the environment. These stances taken by […]

Dangote oil refinery in Nigeria has started producing diesel and aviation fuel, the company announced on Saturday. This comes after facing years of construction delays at the $20 billion facility. Earlier in the week, the arrival of the sixth crude cargo from the Agbami field in the Niger Delta brought the total stock received at […]

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said that external attempts to “pressure” his country are futile, more than a week after Uganda was expelled from a major US-Africa trade programme. The US first threatened to sanction Uganda and expel it from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) trade pact in May, after the East African […]

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