Ugandan Farmers Sue to Block $5 Billion East Africa Oil Pipeline
The farmers seek an injunction and compensation, saying the $5.6 billion project could damage water, wildlife and sensitive ecosystems.
- On Tuesday, four Ugandan farmers filed a case in the High Court in Britain against the developer of the $5.6 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline, seeking to halt the nearly completed project on environmental grounds.
- Opponents argue the 1,400-kilometre pipeline violates environmental and constitutional laws, with environmental groups labeling the project a "carbon bomb" that would unleash 379 million tonnes of climate-heating pollution over its 20-year lifetime.
- Facing alleged repression at home, the farmers are testing Ugandan environmental laws in a British court for the first time, with concerns about drilling near Murchison Falls National Park and potential ecosystem damage.
- TotalEnergies claims "strict measures have been taken to avoid, mitigate and offset" environmental impacts, while supporters argue the project will create jobs and strengthen regional energy security.
- EACOP is due to begin operating in 2027, making this a global test case for whether new fossil fuel megaprojects can proceed despite mounting legal, financial, and climate opposition.
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Four Ugandan farmers filed a lawsuit in the United Kingdom against a huge pipeline built by the French hydrocarbon giant TotalEnergies in Uganda and Tanzania, announced on 7 July 2026 the Avaaz rights NGO.
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ugandanews.netUgandan farmers sue in UK against TotalEnergies-backed pipeline
The case seeks to apply local environmental and climate laws to the British-registered pipeline company A group of Ugandan farmers has launched a case in the UK High Court against the operator of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), seeking to stop the project over alleged environmental rights violations. The claim was filed on...
This is the first legal action in the UK against the $5.6 billion EACOP project, which has already led to several lawsuits in France against the French group, some of which are still ongoing. EACOP, the English acronym for East African Crude Oil Pipeline, is registered in the UK and majority-owned by TotalEnergies, alongside Uganda, Tanzania, and the Chinese company China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The action filed Tuesday in the…
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