A defiant mining industry is testing whether transparency in Uganda’s extractive sector can survive on goodwill alone Kampala ...

With about 42.6 million people engaged in artisanal and small-scale mining globally, Uganda recognises the importance of ...

It is no longer in doubt that Uganda is endowed with considerably vast amounts of minerals. Dating as far back as colonial ...

ASMs can be a major driver of economic transformation – supporting Uganda’s ambitions to grow the economy from $50b to $500b by 2040 ...

Gold continues to lead Uganda’s export earnings, generating over four billion dollars—well ahead of coffee. However, despite the sector’s growth, concerns persist over the widespread use of mercury, a ...

Kenya exported 1,217.79 kilogrammes of gold in the three months, to June, worth Sh8.19 billion, according to the data collated by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

At 6:40pm in Nakapelimoru village, the sun sinks behind the hills, staining the sky orange. In a small manyatta, 17-year-old ...

Adding that over 60% of Uganda’s mining workforce was employed in ASM and that with the right support, ASMs can be a major driver of economic transformation – supporting Uganda’s ambitions to grow the ...

The report also highlights that South Sudan has become a transit hub for gold smuggled from other conflict-affected countries ...

Uganda’s mineral production value increased to Shs 248.5 billion in the financial year 2022/23, representing a 23 per cent ...

Africa’s relationship with gold spans centuries, long before formal mining companies arrived on the continent. From the ...