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WHO’S EATING UGANDA’S GOLD MONEY? Foreign Firms Cash in as Ugandans remain poor

WHO’S EATING UGANDA’S GOLD MONEY? Foreign Firms Cash in as Ugandans remain poor

Uganda is sitting on a gold rush worth billions — but for most citizens, the shine stops at the headlines.Gold exports have exploded over the past decade, rebounding strongly after a brief slump in 2022/23 caused by a tax dispute that temporarily halted exports. By 2025, Uganda’s gold

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GOLD SHOCK! FBI Agent, US Army Ranger, Embassy Staff Lose Sh1.6bn in Kampala Gold Scam

GOLD SHOCK! FBI Agent, US Army Ranger, Embassy Staff Lose Sh1.6bn in Kampala Gold Scam

Uganda’s notorious gold fraud syndicates have struck again—this time roping in high-profile foreign operatives, including a former FBI Special Agent, a former U.S. Army Ranger, and a U.S. Embassy employee in Sierra Leone, in what is shaping up to be one of the most dramatic cross-border scams

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Gold dips as dollar firms, investors weigh U.S. rate cut bets

Gold dips as dollar firms, investors weigh U.S. rate cut bets

Gold dips as dollar firms, investors weigh U.S. rate cut betscnbc.com25minNOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA - SEPTEMBER 15: A worker shows granules of gold at Novosibirsk Refining Plant, Russia's leading gold refining and bar manufacturing plant, in Novosibirsk, Russia on September 15, 202

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Africa’s petrol shock map: Shs 100 in Libya, Shs 5,000 in Uganda

Africa’s petrol shock map: Shs 100 in Libya, Shs 5,000 in Uganda

Fuel prices, especially petrol, have shot upFuel prices in Uganda are highAcross Africa, the price of a single litre of petrol can determine whether families eat, whether markets open, or whether a taxi driver makes it home with a decent earning. In Libya, that litre costs less than

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US Paves Way For Talks On Lukoil’s Assets Sale In Nigeria, Other Countries.

US Paves Way For Talks On Lukoil’s Assets Sale In Nigeria, Other Countries.

US Paves Way For Talks On Lukoil’s Assets Sale In Nigeria, Other CountriesLukoil's international assets are estimated to be worth about $22 billion, based on 2024 filings.The Trump administration on Friday gave clearance to potential buyers to talk to Russia’s Lukoil about buyin

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Kiir sacks top petroleum official after a week in post.

Kiir sacks top petroleum official after a week in post.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the undersecretary at the Ministry of Petroleum just a week after appointing him, in the latest shake-up in the country’s sensitive oil sector.The undersecretary is the highest-ranking official managing the ministry since Petroleum Minis

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Crushed by punishing US sanctions, Russia’s Lukoil sells its international business.

Crushed by punishing US sanctions, Russia’s Lukoil sells its international business.

Lukoil said Thursday it had accepted an offer from global commodity trader Gunvor to buy its foreign assets, which Russia’s second-largest oil company is seeking to sell after Washington imposed sanctions on it last week.The planned asset sale is the most consequential action so far by a

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Panic in Russia as 'paranoid' Vladimir Putin fearing a dramatic coup

Panic in Russia as 'paranoid' Vladimir Putin fearing a dramatic coup

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused the exiled opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 members of the Russian Anti-War Committee of plotting a coup. The Russian Anti-War Committee, founded in 2022, describes itself as a platform supporting "anti-war Russians" and promoting "

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Why Uganda’s oil refinery remains behind schedule

Why Uganda’s oil refinery remains behind schedule

An artistic impression of an oil refinery. Uganda hopes to complete construction of a 60,000 barrels/day refinery by 2030. COURTESY IMAGE/PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF UGANDA.Delayed construction heightens importance of missing piece in

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