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@kfm Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:29:39

EAC court dismisses petition against EACOP

The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has dismissed with costs a petition filed by four civil society actors that sought to challenge the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline- EACOP. These including the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), Natural Justice, Centre for Strategic Litigation, the Centre for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT) Limited, in November 2020 filed a case against the governments of Uganda and Tanzania, and the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), challenging EACOP. The applicants wanted a temporary injunction to stop the construction of the EACOP until the questions of environmental, social justice, and climate justice concerns raised in the case were heard and determined. The Court sitting in Arusha […]

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