Tag:East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)

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Swedish pension fund drops TotalEnergies amid rising EACOP risks

On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, AP7, the largest pension fund in Sweden, was reported to have updated its annual exclusions and, in their latest...
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Court dismisses EACOP case on procedural grounds, shuts door on impacted communities

The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) Appellate Division on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, delivered its ruling in a high-stakes case challenging development of...
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Climate Change

Chubb becomes 30th major insurer to reject EACOP

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) faces more challenges as Chubb, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel insurers, confirmed it will not...
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Climate Change

StopEACOP: Uganda drops charges against protesting students, activists reiterate calls

Charges have been dropped against nine Ugandan students and youth activists who faced arrest and have been in and out of court for over...
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Sustainable Devpt

Financial group says its ‘not currently involved’ in controversial oil pipeline project

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC Group) has reportedly said that it is "not currently involved" in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), a...
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Human Welfare

Court adjourns hearing on student activists who participated in StopEACOP march

The Buganda Chief Magistrate Court adjourned the hearing of a case filed by the Ugandan government against university student activists who participated in a...
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Human Welfare

CSOs, aggrieved persons seek withdrawal of Barclays Bank’s research paper on EACOP

Over 42 civil society organisations (CSOs) and a network of aggrieved people in Uganda whose land is being compulsorily acquired for the East African...
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Sustainable Devpt

Financial, reputational risks of EACOP pile up amidst growing opposition to project

A new publication, the fourth Finance Risk Update on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, by BankTrack, Insure our Future, Inclusive Development International (IDI) and...
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MOSOP seeks compliance with wetlands protection in Ogoniland oil plans

The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) says it is seeking compliance with wetlands protection in oil...
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G7 urged to tax fossil fuel windfall profits amid surging oil prices

G7 countries were on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, urged to enact a windfall tax or tax on the excess...
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South Africa: Budget 2026 fails to fast-track just transition, tackle inequality – Group

In a period of economic uncertainty and escalating climate impacts, The Green Connection is of the opinion that South Africa's Budget 2026 misses...

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MOSOP seeks compliance with wetlands protection in Ogoniland oil plans

The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP)...
Oil & Gas

G7 urged to tax fossil fuel windfall profits amid surging oil prices

G7 countries were on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, urged...