Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (L) and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (R) shake hands at the State House in Entebbe, Uganda, on July 12, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
Uganda has successfully landed Iran’s help to develop its energy sector, especially oil and nuclear, through either sharing of technology or direct financing of projects.
Faced by lack of funding in key areas within the oil sector like construction of a refinery in the oil-rich Albertine region, President Yoweri Museveni extended an invite to his Iran counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to consider investment in the Uganda oil refinery project.
