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Vol 66 No 23

Published 21st November 2025


Uganda

Museveni looks to an oil boost

Growth and exports climb ahead of national elections, as the government pins its hopes on extractive revenues

President Yoweri Museveni and his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party approach January’s national elections with the National Unity Platform (NUP) opposition targeting his record on education, health and human rights failings. The opposition, led by Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu – aka Bobi Wine – has promised 10 million new jobs by 2032, revamped healthcare and education access, an end to ‘wasteful’ government spending, and the boosting of food security and the crucial agricultural sector.

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