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The first large-scale gold mine in Uganda has opened, marking a significant step towards the country's goal of becoming a key ...
Ugandan police have said they have recovered Shs900 million ($240,000) from 56 suspects implicated in elaborate gold scams that have been targeting local and foreign investors.
Uganda will use the revenue generated by exporting gold to develop assets such as power stations and the country's railway ...
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 ...
Investigators say gold scams normally take several months to execute, with the cartel assisting the targeted investors ...
The country’s courtrooms were busy last week, buzzing with stories that stretched from Kampala to Washington, from gold scams ...
On August 16th, Ambassador Zhang Lizhong was invited to attend the commissioning of Busia Gold Mine Project and the "Painting ...
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Gold Laundering Capital?

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 ...
Chinese-backed Wagagai mine set to refine gold, create 2,000 jobs in Uganda. Uganda's energy minister Ruth Nankabirwa has said government is piloting its Domestic Gold Purchase Programme in order to ...
The Joint Security Forces—comprising the Uganda Police Force (UPF), Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), local leaders, and ...
Uganda has inaugurated its first large-scale gold mine, a $250 million Chinese-owned project in the east of the country. ・Uganda has inaugurated its first large-scale gold mine, a $250 million Chinese ...