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New optimism will buoy Uganda-Tanzania energy sectors

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UGANDA/TANZANIA

With a budget of USD3.5bn, the 1,400-kilometre pipeline project linking the western city of Hoima in Uganda to Tanzania’s Tanga port should bring significant economic benefits to…

Prices, politics slow Somalia's oil sector development

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SOMALIA

The outlook for the oil sector.

Uganda’s pipeline plans face stiff opposition

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UGANDA

Since the project was announced in 2020, it has faced sustained international scrutiny and growing criticism, which in turn have created questions about the project’s financing.

Tanzania’s extractive sector faces mixed prospects

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TANZANIA

Renewed momentum for these projects is being viewed positively by investors, many of whom are still struggling with the slow bureaucracy and resource nationalism of President John…

Tanzania’s oil and gas sector faces mixed outlook

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TANZANIA

However, years of delays, regulatory uncertainty and a lack of political will -- compounded more recently by depressed global oil prices and the global slowdown caused by COVID-19…

Tanzania’s president will begin to pursue her own plan

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TANZANIA

Alongside a recent cabinet reshuffle and promises to fast-track negotiations over a possible USD30bn liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, there are strong indications Samia is…

Samia’s foreign policy will buy goodwill for Tanzania

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TANZANIA

Samia’s administration appears markedly more open on foreign policy issues, although there are growing concerns this may not be matched by any greater openness towards domestic…

Tanzania’s new president initiates small shifts

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TANZANIA

The following day she announced a cabinet reshuffle to fill his position, moving Mwigulu Nchemba into the finance ministry and making a number of other changes across the cabinet.

Tanzania’s gas negotiations still have some way to go

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TANZANIA

However, despite the significant publicity given to the deal by the government, it still falls short of an overarching host government agreement (HGA). The deadline for this has…

Alcohol demand will rise in East Africa

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EAST AFRICA

Several of Africa’s largest alcohol markets are in East Africa. Changing consumer tastes, economic growth and government policies are shaping the landscape of the sector. Many of…