East African Media Has Key Role in Oil Transparency

A Ugandan journalist, in view of recent discoveries of vast oil deposits in East Africa, has called upon East African media to work together to achieve a high level of transparency in the oil industry.

Oil refinery

  • Tanzania:   Expose Bad Oil Deals, Media Urged

    Daily News, 20 September 2012

    THE media in Africa has been challenged to learn more about oil and gas if the new and booming sector is to impact positively on the continent's socio-economic sphere. Read more »

  • East Africa:   Rwanda's Oil Prospects

    New Times, 19 September 2012

    Public optimism for potential fossil fuel in the country raised a notch higher after the recent discovery of oil and gas reserves in the other East African partner states. Read more »

  • Kenya:   How Oil Cash Can Fuel Fast Growth

    The Star, 18 September 2012

    President Mwai Kibaki could not contain his excitement on March 26th 2012 when he announced the oil find in Kenya's northwestern Turkana region. By this announcement, Kenya became… Read more »

  • Uganda:   Oil and the Age of Entitlement

    African Arguments, 12 September 2012

    At Forest Mall, errand boys and girls for Kampala's wealthy families dash back and forth. The Mall is part of a string of new developments providing office space for banks, coffee… Read more »

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