TOTAL IN COURT BATTLE OVER GREENHOUSE EMISSION IN UGANDA

n Thursday the 30th of January, the Nanterre French High court refused to hear a complaint brought by Friends of the Earth France, Survie and four Ugandan associations (AFIEGO, CRED, NAPE/Friends of the Earth Uganda and NAVODA) against French oil giant Total. The plaintiffs, represented by Louis Cofflard, Céline Gagey, and Julie Gonidec, filed a

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Groundbreaking Lawsuit Targets Total’s Plan to Drill in Uganda

Case brought under new French vigilance law seeks to hold domestic companies accountable for their actions abroad. SOPHIE NEIMANJanuary 28, 2020 A group of six French and Ugandan NGOs has banded together to challenge France’s largest company, Total. The plaintiffs have accused the oil giant, which operates in 130 countries across 5 continents, of human rights

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NRM at 34: Energy and Infrastructure

Energy and Infrastructure key development priorities since 1986 2020: The expected oil jobs are here The oil and gas sector is finally coming to the take-off stage. With the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the oil pipeline project expected this first quarter of 2020 (between now and March), what is on the minds of several

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Oil, gas sector gets refined

In April 2018, Uganda entered into a Project Framework Agreement (PFA) with the Albertine Graben Refinery Consortium (AGRC) as the Lead Investor to develop the project. As Uganda prepares to become an oil and gas producer, the main focus has been on developing the required local capacity and skills to work in the oil sector.

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Famers tipped on supplying oil and gas industry

By John Odyek Added 22nd January 2020 12:29 PM Tom Ayebare Rukundo the manager economic and financial analysis PAU urged farmers to form joint ventures to be able to meet the required quality and quantities and to take advantage of such engagements to meet new stakeholders. OIL AND GAS Farmers living along East Africa Crude

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Invest in clean energy transition

By Sandra One in every seven people still lack electricity and most of them live in rural areas of the developing world, according to United Nations Development Programme 2020 report. Investing in solar, wind and thermal power, improving energy productivity and ensuring energy for all is vital if we are to achieve Sustainable Development Goal

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Report corrupt government workers, Museveni urges investors

By Vision Reporter Added 21st January 2020 08:32 PM Making a case for Uganda as an ideal investment destination, the President said corruption, especially by government officials, had become a “bottleneck” to development and the whip was being cracked. LONDON – President Yoweri Museveni has urged investors to report government officials who seek bribes, saying punitive

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