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"Courts have a duty to play in stopping EACOP- Activists to EACJ"
Environmental and human rights (groups) activists have reminded the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) that courts of law have a duty to play in stopping the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The activists warned that courts’ image will be at stake should they go against the environment and rule in favor of Multinational oil companies in the PEOPLE VS EACOP CASE... In this particular case, the applicants filed an application for a temporary injunction to stop the EACOP project from commencing or to maintain the status quo until the main application is heard and determined...
French oil company TotalEnergies and majority state owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) recently signed an agreement to build a 1,443 km pipeline, the world’s longed heated Crude oil pipeline from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania. EACOP will increase the severity of the global climate emergency by transporting oil that will generate over 34 million tons of carbon emissions each. This is on top of threatening to displace thousands more of families and farmers from their land...
The governments of Uganda and Tanzania have jointly requested the Appellate Division of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) to dismiss a petition filed by four civil society organisations (CSOs) from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, aiming to halt the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
In February 2025, the East African Court of Justice held an appeal hearing in Kigali in the case brought by several NGOs contesting the agreement between the Ugandan and Tanzanian governments on the EACOP project. This colossal project, led by TotalEnergies, involves the construction of the longest heated oil pipeline in the world, connecting the oil reserves around Lake Albert in Uganda to the Tanzanian port of Tanga. After the dismissal of their case in the first instance for technical reasons, this hearing is the last chance for these organisations to obtain a judgment on the merits.
New engagement and policy analysis from BankTrack covering the 50 largest European banks shows a dwindling number of European bank candidates are prepared to finance the project.
Climate activists protested at AIG's New York office, demanding the insurance giant join 25 other insurers in refusing coverage for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which campaigners say has led to displacement, human rights violations, and harassment of environmental activists in Uganda and Tanzania.
Farmers displaced by the EACOP project along the serene coastline of Chongoleani are concerned that the compensation paid to them by the project is inadequate.
Civil society organizations and activists protested at Chinese embassies in 10 countries, calling on Chinese state-owned financial institutions to reject financing for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project due to concerns over potential human rights abuses and environmental damage.
A Ugandan activist campaigning to stop the development of a $5 billion crude oil pipeline in East Africa by France's TotalEnergies and others has been detained by Uganda's military according to the group he works.
Stephen Kwikiriza from the Ugandan environmental pressure group Environment Governance Institute (EGI) has been campaigning to halt the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop).
The 1,445-km pipeline is to carry crude from oilfields in Uganda's west through Tanzania to a port on Tanzania's coast.
Uganda is expected to start building the US$5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in January after the first shipment of pipes arrived from China, as opposition to the massive project intensifies.
A court in Uganda on Friday dismissed claims by dozens of families who felt they had been wronged when they were compensated for the use of land used to develop a TotalEnergies oil megaproject, an activist and a plaintiff said.
The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) handed down a judgment in the case that challenges the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) by TotalEnergies, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and the Ugandan and Tanzanian governments.
Despite public disavowals of the EACOP project due to its adverse impacts, leading financial institutions are indirectly investing significant amounts through Chinese state-owned oil firm CNOOC, a shareholder and developer of the pipeline.
The construction of the East African crude oil pipeline has been delayed by the complexities and grievances regarding the resettlement of project-affected persons.
The East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) has strongly castigated opponents of the Hoima-Tanga crude oil pipeline. Ms Mary Mugyenyi (Uganda) said her country and Tanzania were united against the critics of EACOP and would go ahead with its implementation. “We should also identify their local collaborators and crush them”
International oil major TotalEnergies will on October 10 answer to charges of environmental and human rights abuse before the European Union parliament in Brussels in a new threat to the actualisation of its East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) and related upstream oil projects in Uganda’s Lake Albert region.
The French oil and gas company TotalEnergies has worked to cultivate a green reputation with climate goals and plans to ramp up renewable power, but a massive east African oil project is casting a shadow over that messaging campaign.
Activists argue that the EACOP project poses different environmental and human rights risks to the communities located along the pipeline corridor in Uganda and Tanzania.
263 civil society organisations (CSOs) have urged banks not to participate in a $2.5 billion project finance loan for the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.
Financial institutions continue to withdraw from their participation in the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline due to concerns about its potential impact on climate.
The fate of a planned line from Uganda to Tanzania will be the first test of whether anyone was listening to António Guterres’ call to end fossil fuels
A lawyer is seeking to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, citing violation of arrangements that provide for Ugandans to be involved in the procurement process.
Residents from the eight regions where the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project will pass, expressed concerns yesterday about the emerging bureaucracy that may see many missing out on opportunities rleated to the pipeline in their area.
Critics of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project say it will spell doom for the environment on a continent with an abundance of potential for non-polluting renewable energy.
Three French banks – BNP Paribas, Société Générale and Crédit Agricole have reportedly opted not to finance the East African Crude Oil Pipeline due to alleged human rights and environmental concerns
Activists have accused French and Chinese oil firms of ignoring huge environmental risks after the signing of accords on the controversial construction of a £2.5bn oil pipeline.
263 non-governmental organisations have urged 25 banks listed as potential financiers of the $3.5 billion development not to participate in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) project citing environmental and social risks.
South Africa’s Standard Bank, which was to have been a financier of the $3.5bn East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop), has announced that it is suspending support while it waits for the outcome of an environmental and social impact study.
Friends of the Earth France and Survie have published a new report on Total's activities in Uganda and Tanzania, reporting that the human rights violations denounced over a year ago are still ongoing and have multiplied, now impacting about 100,000 people.
A coalition of NGOs is challenging the construction of the East Africa oil pipeline in the East African Court of Justice to stop its development due to social and environmental concerns.
