Nairobi, Nov 26, 2025 (AFP) - E.Africa court dismisses activists' case over massive oil project

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2025-11-26
The East African Court of Justice has dismissed a case challenging TotalEnergies' massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania, after civil society groups sought a full trial over the controversial development. Four civil society groups first filed a petition in 2020 demanding full legal scrutiny of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), citing its far-reaching human rights, environmental, and climate impacts. The project is being jointly dev......
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