Uganda, April 11 -- President Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan will today sign ground-breaking agreements with oil giant Total in a move that is seen as a major step towards the construction of the oil pipeline from Hoima to Tanga port in Tanzania.
The construction of the pipeline is a major development for the eventual commercial exploitation of Uganda's oil deposits, which were confirmed 14 years ago.
The process has been slow and winding, with President Museveni personally taking interest to, as he has often put it, ensure that the oil companies do not take Uganda for a ride. If it were not for Mr Museveni's cautious approach, the commercial oil deposits in Uganda could have been confirmed much earlier.
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