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Hormuz disruptions: Can Uganda reduce East Africa’s dependence on Gulf oil?

An oil worker on the field. Photo by Chintya Akemi Keirayuki @ Unsplash
An oil worker on the field. Photo by Chintya Akemi Keirayuki @ Unsplash

Wanderi Kamau

Kamau is a Nairobi-based Kenyan political journalist.
  • Uganda opens petrochemical park to investors.
  • Hormuz disruptions renew calls for regional refining.

 

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Uganda is accelerating plans to become East Africa’s refining hub as recurring disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz expose the region’s heavy dependence on imported fuel.

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