Uganda detains 21 people protesting oil project
Kampala (AFP) Aug 26, 2024
Ugandan police arrested 21 environmentalists in the capital Kampala on Monday as they protested a controversial multi-billion-dollar oil development scheme, their lawyer said. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP), headed by French oil giant TotalEnergies, involves drilling for oil in Uganda and sending the crude to Tanzania for export. Environmental groups say the project
Ugandan police arrested 21 environmentalists in the capital Kampala on Monday as they protested a controversial multi-billion-dollar oil development scheme, their lawyer said. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP), headed by French oil giant TotalEnergies, involves drilling for oil in Uganda and sending the crude to Tanzania for export. Environmental groups say the project