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Jul
11
2023
By ELIAS BIRYABAREMA
Uganda: Oil pipeline “devastates livelihoods”

Uganda: Oil pipeline “devastates livelihoods”

NEWS
A planned oil pipeline to help Uganda export its crude to international markets has "devastated" the lives of thousands of people who have experienced delayed or inadequate compensation for their land, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. The rights group also said the project, in which TotalEnergies has a 62% stake, is a disaster for the planet as it will add emissions that exacerbate climate change. France's TotalEnergies rejected HRW's accusations, saying it was respecting all the rights of affected people. Planned to cost $3.5 billion, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will carry crude from the oilfields in Uganda's west…
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Dec
05
2020
By The African Mirror
Uganda gives environmental consent to oil pipeline despite objections

Uganda gives environmental consent to oil pipeline despite objections

ENVIRONMENT
ELIAS BIRYABAREMA UGANDA has granted environmental approval for a $3.5 billion pipeline to export crude oil from western fields to the Indian Ocean coast in Tanzania, despite pressure from lobby groups. The planned pipeline, from fields co-owned by France's Total and China's CNOOC, would cross sensitive ecological systems including wildlife-rich areas, rivers and swampland that are catchments for Lake Victoria. International and local environmental groups including Global Witness say it poses unacceptable risks. But in a statement late on Thursday, Uganda's state-run National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) said it had issued a certificate of approval for the environmental and social…
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