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Uganda
Museveni tries to protect Total and CNOOC from the "Congolese" threat

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. © Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin pool/Sputnik/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Museveni's largesse in providing funds for road construction in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo is inspired by his fear that the armed insurrection there could hamper the Lake Albert Oil Project. [...]

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Katumba Wamala
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Alarmed by Mozambique's crisis, Museveni offers Total extra security for Tilenga

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Museveni's son resumes command of special forces, keeps eye on Lake Albert oil

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Muhoozi Kainerugaba, a son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni.

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Commissioner Moses Kafeero Kabugo commands the Kampala Metropolitan Police.

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Museveni wants to convince European tourists to fly with Uganda Airlines

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni hopes to attract European tourists.

Uganda
Museveni left alone with Total and CNOOC following closure of second licensing round

Following the closure of its call for bids for six new oil exploration blocks, the Ugandan government is despondent. No major group has come forward apart from Total and CNOOC, which are already active in Uganda.

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Uganda
Yoweri Museveni plans to boost spending on the SOC, his praetorian guard

By providing for an increase in the presidency's budget, Yoweri Museveni is looking to increase the capacity of the special forces commanded by his son, General Kainerugaba. This presidential guard is a favourite instrument of political influence with his clan.

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Museveni tries to protect Total and CNOOC from the "Congolese" threat

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