Domesticating the Africa Mining Vision: Where Civil Society Stands
The Africa Mining Vision (AMV) is a policy framework established by the African Union in 2009 to promote equitable, broad-based development through prudent exploitation and utilization of the...
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Registration of employers on the national oil and gas talent register
BACKGROUND The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) is established under the Petroleum Exploration, Development and Production (PEDP) Act of 2013 to monitor and regulate oil and gas activities in the...
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Government embarks on multi-stakeholder consultations on the new mining bill,...
Caption: Hon Peter Lokeris sharing views during a meeting with stakeholders on the Mining Bill 2019. Civil society organisations describe the new Mining and Minerals Bill, 2019 as progressive....
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Hefty fines await miners
Unlike in the Mining Act, 2003 where fines ranged from Shs 500,000 to 10 million, the Mining and Minerals Bill 2019 proposals range from Shs 40 million – 2 billion. Principle Mining Engineer, Vincent...
View ArticleGovernment postpones formal application to join EITI
Government of Uganda has postponed its formal application to join the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI). In July this year, government had indicated that it would submit a formal...
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Ugandan, French CSOs sue Total over corporate negligence
Six environmental civil society organizations (CSOs) in France and Uganda have sued the French multinational oil company – Total over its failure to elaborate and implement its human rights and...
View ArticleOil jobs, environmental protection dominate EACOP ESIA public hearings
The demand for oil jobs and environment protection dominated the public hearings of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report for the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline project...
View ArticleEACOP ESIA study was conducted by an unregistered practitioner – CSOs
CSOs ask the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) not to approve the report since it was undertaken by an unregistered environmental practitioner contrary to the law. Civil Society...
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Host communities should be given the first priority, Mr. Kibuuka Amooti appeals.
Host communities should be given the first priority, Mr. Kibuuka Amooti appeals. The L.C V chairman of the Mubende district called upon stakeholders for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)...
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