Uganda should use Makuutu to negotiate up the value chain

What the report says

Growing international interest in the Makuutu Heavy Rare Earths Project could give Uganda something more valuable than a new mining investment: negotiating leverage. The government should use that opening to seek commitments on processing, skills and local procurement. Australian company Ionic Rare Earths holds 60 per cent of Rwenzori Rare Metals, the Ugandan company that owns Makuutu. In its quarterly report publish