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TotalEnergies exasperated with slow pace of Museveni's approvals needed for Tilenga

The President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni. © Twitter Presidence of the Republic of Uganda

Unlike its neighbour Tanzania, Uganda is incapable of making decisions in a hurry. Everything has to go through Museveni. [...]

Published on 17/11/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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TotalEnergies exasperated with slow pace of Museveni's approvals needed for Tilenga

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