Deliberations on Natural Resource Politics in Africa | Edited by RLS (Ibrahima Thiam and Andreas Bohne) | April 2017 African countries are characterised by an abundant supply of resources including (agricultural) land, recently discovered oil and gas reserves or deposits of gold, platinum and others. However, what seems to be a blessing for the some can turn out to be a curse for others. This online publication co ...
Tag Archives: Uganda
Video documentary: “Seeds of the Oil Curse”
Produced by NAPE Uganda | February 2017 The video documentary investigates about the over 1,000 people evicted from their land in Bugambe Sub-County, Hoima District in Uganda by unscrupulous businessmen targeting the oil and sugar industry and relays the untold suffering by communities. Read more ... ...
Newsletter: Community Green Radio Weekly Round Up No 3
Published by NAPE | July 2016 The third issue of the weekly newsletter discusses the impacts of a planned oil refinery for affected communities in Hoima / Uganda. Read more ... ...
Newsletter: Community Green Radio Weekly Round Up No 2
Published by NAPE | July 2016 The second issue of the Community Green Radio Weekly Round Up has been released by NAPE. Read more ... ...
Newsletter: Community Green Radio Weekly Round Up No 1
Published by NAPE | June 2016 As a way of keeping the public informed about what happens on the Community Green Radio, NAPE has launched a short weekly publication. Read more ... ...
Paper: Mega-Regional Trade Agreements: How could they affect Uganda?
Written by Aaron Wolf | SEATINI Uganda | February 2016 The brief predominantly scrutinizes implications of Mega – Regional Trading Agreements i.e. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and its implications on Uganda’s development prospects including consequences for policy space. Read mo ...
Election report: Uganda’s Presidential election 2016 – A foregone conclusion
Written by Samuel Kasirye | February 2016
An analysis of the Ugandan presidential general election which was held on 18th February 2016. Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s incumbent president was announced winner of the much contested election. The analysis provides an overview about results and current situation and provides an assessment of the main influencing themes.
Through the Sustainability School: Successes, Challenges and Way Forward | Published by NAPE | December 2015
In 2010, the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) initiated the Sustainability School program, in a time where environmentalists, human rights groups and communities were increasingly confronted with the alarming rate at which natural resources and human rights were being abused in ...Report: Five Years of Building Community Resilience in Uganda