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

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

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

Analysis - Uganda bets on ICGLR's mineral certification mechanism as it battles for legitimacy in the global gold market ...

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

The Ugandan authorities have detained seven individuals accused of defrauding a Nigerian businessman of $70,000 in an elaborate counterfeit gold ...

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 have continued to baffle many. As at the end of 2016 the exports rose to $336m (Shs1.2 trillion), rivaling coffee and the sole reason Uganda's exports rose 1 per cent. This ...