extractive industries

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Lack of contract transparency undermining Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) implementation in Uganda

Magara Siragi Luyima

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference on June 13th and 14th in Dakar, Senegal, gathered more than 1000 stakeholders from around the world. This was under the…

Global oil transparency initiative can help Uganda, but not if member companies get to play by their own rules

Magara Siragi Luyima

This past year, Uganda has made great strides towards promoting transparency in the extractive industries. Indeed, Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the…

One of the salt mines in Uganda

Will the Mining and Mineral Bill, 2019 address transparency and accountability gaps of the mining sub-sector in Uganda?

Magara Siragi Luyima

In August 2020, Uganda formally joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). This requires Government and IOCs/Mining companies to disclose all agreements and contracts. Under the…

Leaking money: the tax agreement between Uganda and the Netherlands

Ahead of the next meeting of European Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) on the 6th of October, Oxfam is publishing a report which reveals how the Double Tax Agreement between Uganda and the Netherland is…

THE MONEY PIPELINE

Oxfam Uganda, Oxfam Novib and Oxfam France investigated on the mega project led by the French energy giant TOTAL which will allow for the exploitation of 1.4 billion recoverable barrels of oil…

Gender Analysis of East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline

Oxfam commissioned a gender analysis of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) of the 1,443 km East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) that will transfer crude oil from…

Review of Adequacy of Environmental Mitigation in the ESIA for the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline

The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Uganda portion of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) was issued in December 2018. The purpose described for the EACOP project in…

Extractives industry

Extractive Industries Program

Oxfam's Extractive industries program ContextOil exploration companies have identified at least 20 economically significant oil fields in western Uganda estimated to hold between 1.5 and 2.5 billion…

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