Much of the mineral wealth never reaches communities—or even the national treasury. Instead, it quietly leaks away through ...

The first large-scale gold mine in Uganda has opened, marking a significant step towards the country's goal of becoming a key ...

Farmers from across Mukono and neighbouring districts in the Lake Victoria crescent Agro-ecological Zone are set to converge ...

Uganda has inaugurated its first large-scale gold mine, a $250 million Chinese-owned project in the country's east that will also refine the bullion to 99.9% purity, according to a statement from the ...

President Yoweri Museveni has launched the Wagagai Gold Mining Project in Busia, alongside Chinese investors, and proposed ...

Uganda bets on ICGLR's mineral certification mechanism as it battles for legitimacy in the global gold marketFor years, Uganda has carried the uncomfortable label of being "the gold laundering capital ...

Uganda has inaugurated its first large-scale gold mine, a $250m Chinese-owned project in the country's east that will also ...

Uganda’s mineral industry has enjoyed a spectacular surge in recent years. Gold exports reached $340 million in 2016, according to official figures, up from $237,000 in 2014. New mining sites ...

Uganda's gold exports surged more than 10-fold in 2023 despite U.S. sanctions on a major processor in the East African country, data from the central bank showed on Tuesday. Uganda, which has ...

Uganda is not famed for its gold reserves. But since 2016, gold exports have rocketed in the East African country. According to official data, gold worth $514m was shipped out of Uganda last year ...

Gold is now Uganda’s second leading export commodity, after coffee. The value of gold exports rose to $204 million in the 2015/16 financial year, up from $250,000 in 2013/14, according to ...

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei had a message for the youth of our homeland after he won a gold medal in the 10,000-meter race at the Paris Olympics on August 2. To youngsters watching in Uganda, the ...