An assessment of threats to media freedom in South Sudan during the Covid-19 pandemic

South Sudan, recovering from years of conflict, achieved its independence in July 2011. The country’s nascent media industry is still being developed although, the relations between the media and other institutions, particularly the law enforcement agencies, are edgy at times. These relations are being ironed out through direct interactions between the parties involved. Whereas the […]

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An overview of Uganda’s new mining law 

Highlights Mining and Minerals Act, 2021, repeals the Mining Act, 2003. Introduces a competitive licensing regime for brownfields (existing mining projects) and retains first come, first served model for greenfields (new mining projects). A model mining agreement for large-scale mining businesses is introduced.  Prospecting, exploration, and retention licences are retained, and the location licence is […]

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