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...
It started with a letter. On April 27, 2025, eleven young Ugandans walked into KCB Bank’s offices in Kampala with nothing more than a petition and a plea: stop...
For years, they were ignored. Farmers saw their land taken without permission. Families were forced from their homes before compensation ever arrived. Children had to leave school. Entire communities...
In Kikuube, as in much of the Albertine region, the seasons no longer feel like seasons. What used to be predictable rains and cooling winds have given way to...
Under the scorching sun of Kikuube, children kicked up dust on the football field, laughing as they played. But this was more than just a game—it was an act...
It begins with rain. Not a downpour, not a storm—just ordinary Ugandan rain, falling softly at first on the villages of Kyakatemba and Kidoma in Kikuube District. But to...
It was early morning when Tasha Research Institute Africa community observer Tumwine Julius set out for Bugoma. The air was dry, unusually dry for March in western Uganda. The...
French energy and petroleum multinational Total Energies, which is one of the largest oil companies globally is now subject of two unprecedented lawsuits under France’s Duty of Vigilance law....
