Tanzania, Uganda in bid to help locals tap into $3.5billion pipeline project
President John Magufuli and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, in a tete-a-tete during one of the visits by the latter to Tanzania. The two leaders have successfully led good diplomatic relations between the two countries. Under the relationship, the East African Oil Pipeline worth over $3.5 billion would be constructed from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga port in Tanzania. PHOTO | FILE
About two years ago oil investors placed huge technical and financial demands - requiring governments to produce required talent on one hand and goods and services that meet international standards and the needs of oil companies on the other hand.
