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  The continent must progressively move beyond exporting raw minerals towards processing and manufacturing higher-value products locally   COMMENT | JOHN TUMWINE | Africa’s mining industry is entering a defining era. The global shift towards clean energy, advanced manufacturing and digital technologies has intensified demand for critical minerals, placing the …

    The East African nation is trying to build alternative fuel routes rather than depend on a single route   NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE |  Uganda’s oil story has, for more than a decade, been told from the shores of Lake Albert.  That is where the country’s biggest …

  For policymakers, the clock is ticking on a choice between continuing an expensive experiment or rewriting the rules of Uganda’s mineral wealth   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE |  For years, Uganda’s decision to give gold special treatment in its tax regime has been defended as an investment incentive. The idea …

  As global demand grows, Orom-Cross is betting that processing graphite in Uganda can deliver more than a mining project   NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE |  A graphite project in northern Uganda is taking on a more ambitious shape. What began as a proposal to mine and export graphite from …

  Riyadh wants ports, minerals, food and influence. East African governments want the capital   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | In late January, a delegation of Saudi Arabian investors and officials arrived in Port Lamu, Kenya, with an eye on one of East Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects. Led …

  SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Nigeria’s discovery of a major new critical minerals province reflects a broader shift as Africa’s leading oil producers invest in mining to diversify their resource economies. The strategy aims to reduce dependence on a single commodity by expanding exploration, attracting mining investment and building …

    New American sanctions target the commercial networks that turn Congo’s conflict minerals into global business   NEWS ANALYSIS |  RONALD MUSOKE | For years, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s wars have been fought with rifles, rockets and militias. Increasingly, however, Washington believes the conflict is being sustained somewhere else …

  African central banks are increasingly linking domestic gold refining to reserve management as countries move to retain more value from minerals. The shift reflects a broader effort to diversify away from foreign currency assets while strengthening local supply chains.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Uganda’s foreign exchange …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) shows that resource-rich countries can significantly boost public revenues and sustainable development through transparency and sound fiscal management. It notes that with shrinking aid, rising debt, and volatile commodity markets, strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation …

  The US has long enjoyed the world’s cheapest energy, but China is now set to take that position THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA |  In 2020–2021, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC) leapfrogged US-based Intel in the production of advanced chips. All of a sudden, TSMC could produce …