Tanzania, Uganda agree to speed up oil pipeline project
November 12, 2016 | Pipelines, Tanzania, Uganda
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | – Tanzania has agreed with Uganda to accelerate implementation of a crude oil pipeline project between the two east African nations and award the construction contract to multiple contractors. The decision was reached during talks between Tanzanian President John Magufuli and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, in Kampala on Thursday, Magufuli’s office said in a statement on Thursday. Uganda said in April it would build a pipeline for its oil through Tanzania rather than Kenya, which had wanted to secure …