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News Uganda » Eastern Region: East Africa’s Oil Rivalry Spurs Multi-Billion-Dollar Projects Across The Region

News channel or source: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/East-Africas-Oil-Rivalry-Spurs-Multi-Billion-Dollar-Projects-Across-The-Region.html

Published on: Thursday 27 August 2026

Dangote plans a $17 billion, 700,000-bpd refinery in Kenya’s Lamu, potentially making the country a major refined-fuel hub for East Africa. Tanzania and Uganda have countered with a $20 billion ...

News Uganda » Eastern Region: Uganda and Its Neighbours in East Africa

News channel or source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/uganda-in-east-africa-explained-2026/

Published on: Saturday 17 October 2026

The Uganda neighbourhood explained: how Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo and South Sudan shape trade, oil and security, as of October 2026.

News Uganda » Eastern Region: Uganda: Jamuliro Yusuf Wins Omumanyi Wa Salam TV Eastern Region Finals

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202610050233.html

Published on: Sunday 04 October 2026

Jamuliro Yusuf from Nakaloke, Mbale, has emerged winner of the Eastern Region finals of the seventh edition of Omumanyi wa Salam TV, held at the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) Main Campus in ...

News Uganda » Eastern Region: Uganda's SGR faces new funding test

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/money/economy/uganda-s-sgr-faces-new-funding-test/ar-AA2g5yyL

Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

The Uganda government is courting global lenders to revive the €2.7 billion stalled projectUganda's long-delayed Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project is facing another major financing test, with ...

News Uganda » Eastern Region: East Africa: Uganda Advocates for Stronger Regional Cooperation to Combat Terrorism

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202609240339.html

Published on: Thursday 24 September 2026

Uganda has called for enhanced regional collaboration, coordinated border governance, and sustainable support for African-led peace and security initiatives to address terrorism and violent extremism ...

News Uganda » Eastern Region: Report - Eastern Uganda records highest fuel quality violations

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/money/general/report-eastern-uganda-records-highest-fuel-quality-violations/ar-AA2e2KVB

Published on: Sunday 11 October 2026

Eastern Uganda has recorded the highest level of noncompliance among fuel retailers in the country, accounting for nearly half of all violations detected by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards ...

News Uganda » Eastern Region: WHO/EAC regional meeting on alternative livelihoods to tobacco growing

News channel or source: https://www.afro.who.int/countries/uganda/news/who-eac-regional-meeting-alternative-livelihoods-tobacco-growing

Published on: Monday 28 July 2014

Entebbe, 29th July 2014:- The East Africa Community (EAC) secretariat with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) organized an inter country meeting that discussed alternative livelihoods to ...

News Uganda » Eastern Region: Uganda and South Sudan Sign Trade Pact to Boost Regional Ties

News channel or source: https://softpower.ug/uganda-and-south-sudan-sign-trade-pact-to-boost-regional-ties/

Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

Uganda and South Sudan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Trade aimed at improving market access, addressing cross-border trade barriers and expanding investment between the two ...

News Uganda » Eastern Region: East Africa’s AFCON 2027 Visa Plan: Why Can’t Tourists Travel Freely All Year?

News channel or source: https://eturbonews.com/east-africa-single-tourist-visa-afcon-2027/

Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

East Africa plans a shared visa for AFCON 2027. Why is Tanzania excluded from the existing tourist visa, and could a permanent regional visa follow?

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