For many Ugandans, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) promises jobs and economic opportunity. But for those on the ground, working on the pipeline often comes with uncertainty,...
In the quiet village of Kijumbya, nestled in Kaoora Parish, Buliisa District, the laughter of children trying to learn echoes through cracked classroom walls. The small community school, Kijumbya...
BULIISA DISTRICT — Communities in Buliisa Uganda are raising alarm over stone quarrying activities connected to infrastructure works for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), saying the destruction...
In Buliisa District, Uganda, families waking each morning to destroyed gardens and fields is increasingly becoming the norm. What once fed their children, cassava, maize, and beans, now lies...
In Kyakasato and Kigorobya, Hoima District, a road once alive with the hum of motorcycles and schoolchildren’s laughter now lies in ruin. Deep trenches carved by heavy trucks have...
For many farming families along the oil pipeline route, the EACOP project meant more than the loss of land. They were told they could no longer plant crops on...
In the Albertine region as in other areas that are set to be ravaged by the EACOP and Tilenga projects, displaced farmers are discovering that compensation is less of...
When a fossil fuel giant covers stadiums in its logo and bankrolls beloved tournaments, we should ask what—exactly—it is buying. In Africa, TotalEnergies has spent the past decade saturating...
This month (August 2025), TotalEnergies published a story calling the Tilenga and EACOP projects “responsible” and “transparent.” They speak of community consultations, fair compensation, and protecting the environment. But...
In Uganda’s oil-rich Albertine region, what was promised as a “development miracle” has left behind a trail of broken livelihoods, stolen land, and silenced voices. The East African Crude...
