How ready are the local entities in meeting the standards of the oil industry? How are foreign companies, with their financial muscle, likely to exploit loopholes to win most of the tenders? What is the Petroleum Authority of Uganda doing to stop the leakage? How is Uganda going to finance its shareholding when the country […]
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WHAT? Deep-dive training/seminar for experienced Ugandan journalists in covering selected topics on Uganda’s oil, gas, and mining sectors. The topics include revenue management, transparency mechanisms, benefits-sharing, and regulatory oversight in petroleum and mining. To complement this, the five-day seminar will also provide short refresher sessions on investigative reporting, analysis and data-driven reporting. WHEN? 19—23 April […]
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The African Centre for Media Excellence, with support of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, is calling for applications from journalists in Uganda interested in attending this year’s training programme on effective coverage of oil, gas, and mining. The training consists of a series of two core courses to take place in Kampala. The first course, a […]
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WHAT? Training of mid-career journalists on covering mining in Uganda. WHEN? Monday 10—Friday 14 October 2016 WHERE? African Centre for Media Excellence, Kampala WHO? Mid-career (with minimum experience of three years in the newsroom) journalists already covering mining or are interested in reporting the sector. Only 20 places are available. FACILITATORS: Experts from Directorate of […]
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The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is calling for expressions of interest from journalists in Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda interested in attending this year’s training program on governance of oil, gas, and mining. The training consists of a series of two core courses each lasting two weeks. The first course is a regional foundation workshop […]
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