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OP-ED: Uganda’s $500 Billion Economy Will Be Built on Wires, Not Just Watts
By Joel Aita I have spent more than twenty years building infrastructure in this country, and there is one conversation I have had more times than I can count. An investor sometimes a manufacturer, sometimes a developer sits across the table, excited about Uganda. The land is secured. The financing is arranged. The business case [] The post OP-ED: Uganda’s 500 Billion Economy Will Be Built on Wires, Not Just Watts appeared first on Watchdog Uganda.
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· Jul 2, 2026
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Appel à Manifestation d’Interet N°_CBG_AMI003_2026_NIES APPEL A MANIFESTATION D’INTERET 1. IDENTITÉ DE L’ENTREPRISE La Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée « CBG » est l’une des plus grandes exportatrices de bauxite métallurgique au monde. Elle valorise des mines situées au nord-ouest de la République de Guinée et expédie en moyenne 16 millions de tonnes par an [] The post AMI : REALISATION D’UNE NOTICE D’IMPACT ENVIRONNEMENTAL ET SOCIAL POUR LE BORNAGE DE LA CONCESSION DE CBG AU NORD DU COGON first appeared on Guineematin.com.
Vanguard News
· Jul 11, 2026
The $7bn Root: Orchestrating Nigeria’s cassava industrialisation, export revolution
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Watchdog Uganda
· Jun 21, 2026
JOEL AITA: Common User Facilities Could Be Uganda’s Missing Link to Industrialisation
Why Uganda’s next leap from exporting raw commodities to producing value-added products depends on shared industrial infrastructure. By Joel Aita In the year ending October 2025, Uganda did something historic: it overtook Ethiopia to become Africa’s largest coffee exporter, earning more than USD 2.4 billion in a single year. It is a genuine national triumph. [] The post JOEL AITA: Common User Facilities Could Be Uganda’s Missing Link to Industrialisation appeared first on Watchdog Uganda.
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 10, 2026
Industri EV perlu diimbangi lonjakan nilai tambah domestik
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Related coverage for "OP-ED: Uganda’s $500 Billion Economy Will Be Built on Wires, Not Just Watts": The Rising Nepal — Storing Sun: Nepal’s Next Energy Leap. Guineematin.com — AMI : REALISATION D’UNE NOTICE D’IMPACT ENVIRONNEMENTAL ET SOCIAL POUR LE BORNAGE DE LA CONCESSION DE CBG AU NORD DU COGON. Vanguard News — The $7bn Root: Orchestrating Nigeria’s cassava industrialisation, export revolution. Watchdog Uganda — JOEL AITA: Common User Facilities Could Be Uganda’s Missing Link to Industrialisation. Utusan Malaysia — Industri EV perlu diimbangi lonjakan nilai tambah domestik