Uganda Detains 21 People Protesting Sino-French Oil Project

Ugandan police officers arrest an environmental activist taking part in a protest against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP) in Kampala on August 26, 2024. BADRU KATUMBA / AFP

Ugandan police arrested 21 environmentalists in the capital, Kampala, on Monday as they protested a controversial multi-billion-dollar oil development scheme, their lawyer said.

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP), headed by French oil giant TotalEnergies, involves drilling for oil in Uganda and sending the crude to Tanzania for export.

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