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Case against pipeline project delays in Arusha
Wednesday April 21 2021
Summary
NGOs are now seeking a permanent injunction against the republic of Uganda, Tanzania and the East African Community, whom they have sued, from constructing the pipeline through protected areas, among other orders.
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A case seeking to stop construction of the oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania for failing to conduct an environmental and social impact assessment has failed to take off even as the two countries proceed with implementation of the project.
In November last year, four non-governmental organisations moved to the East African Court of Justice to block the construction of the 1,445-kilometre pipeline which starts in Hoima in the Albertine Graben, western Uganda, and ends at Tanga port in Tanzania.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday April 21 2021
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni gestures during a meeting with Tanzanian President Samia Hassan that preceded the signing of the the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Tripartite Project Agreement at State House Entebbe on April 11, 2021. PHOTO/PPU
Summary
In a case filed on November 6, 2020, the applicants voice concern that prior to any similar project the states have obligations to natives.
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A case seeking to stop construction of the oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania for failing to conduct an environmental and social impact assessment has failed to take off even as the two countries proceed with implementation of the project.
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