Copper is the new oil- but will Uganda be Norway or Nigeria?

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2026-03-24
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Daily Monitor
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In the 20th century, oil made and unmade nations, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Venezuela-countries no richer than Ugandan once was-became geopolitical powers almost overnight. The world reorganised itself around hydrocarbons, and those who controlled them wrote the rules.
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Watima, L. D. (2026). Copper is the new oil- but will Uganda be Norway or Nigeria? Daily Monitor.