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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Uganda to start Importing Gas from Tanzania

Uganda has started negotiations with Tanzania on importing natural gas that will be used as a reducing agent in steel and iron manufacturing.  The minister for the Energy minister,Ms Irene Muloni, told Parliament’s Natural Resources Committee that discussions about depending on Tanzania for gas are still on-going. “Maybe as we build the pipeline for crude

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Justice Ogoola warns government against excluding communities during the construction of the oil pipeline

Retired former principle judge of the High Court, Justice James Ogoola, has warned  government against excluding communities in the oil region during the implementation of the East Africa Crude oil project. “In this day and age, we need not to repeat past mistakes. We must beget a humane and balanced transformation. Any development that excludes

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Transport Charity Asks for Donation of Second Hand Freight Trucks to train Ugandan drivers for the oil and gas sector

UK – UGANDA – International development organisation Transaid has launched a nationwide appeal to find a second-hand tractor unit and trailer to support its new driver training project in Uganda. Transaid urgently requires an artic combination to bolster its training fleet from early 2018, and is calling on manufacturers, dealers, used vehicle retailers and operators

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