Uganda oil and gas map overview, Hoima

UAE backs Uganda’s Hoima refinery amid sub-Saharan investment and diplomatic push


Issue 499 - 01 Feb 2024 - By Eleanor Gillespie | 3 minute read

The United Arab Emirates has stepped in to finance Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s long-desired oil refinery, as the UAE ramps up its sub-Saharan business activity. Junior foreign minister Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Nahyan Al-Nahyan has been making yet more visits around the continent, also taking in Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola’s Cabinda enclave in January.

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