Recently and quite unexpectedly to myself, I got sucked into a discussion about the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The $5 billion pipeline is primed to transport oil from the Hoima oilfie
Tag: Uganda
Creating good and productive jobs in Uganda
Creating meaningful and productive employment for young people in Uganda is extremely important. In Uganda, every year there are 300,000 new entrants to the job market. But the formal sector can cr
Uganda’s structural transformation: What’s the role of urbanisation?
How is Uganda doing on its structural transformation and what is the role of urban areas in this process? Uganda’s economy has been experiencing structural transformation for the past two decades
Urbanisation in Uganda and its Discontents
2019 was marked by the decision of the Ugandan government to create nine cities by upgrading some municipalities to this status. This is the first ever creation of cities in Uganda’s independent