Ugandan Farmers Sue to Block $5 Billion East Africa Oil Pipeline

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Ugandan farmers have filed a lawsuit in the UK High Court to block the nearly completed $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline on environmental grounds. The pipeline, led by TotalEnergies, is designed to transport crude oil from Uganda to Tanzania's Tanga port but has faced delays and controversies.

A group of Ugandan farmers on Tuesday filed a case in the UK High Court against the developer of a $5-billion oil pipeline in East Africa, seeking to stop the nearly completed project on environmental grounds. The $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which will transport crude from Uganda’s Albertine Graben to Tanzania’s Tanga port, is nearly completed, after years of delays and controversies surrounding the project. The development of EACOP is being led by French supermajor TotalEnergies. However, EACOP has drawn environmental…