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Kampala, Uganda – April 24, 2025. Eleven STOPEACOP activists were arrested yesterday, 23 April 2025, in Kampala while attempting to peacefully deliver a letter to KCB Bank demanding the bank to withdraw its financial support for the destructive East African Crude Oil Pipepline (EACOP). The demonstrators were detained by police in yet another show of force aimed at silencing legitimate dissent.

Yesterday (March 26, 2025), the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Company informed the public that five banks are set to provide the first tranche of financing needed for the EACOP project.

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, calls have been made for continuing analyses of its impacts on and dynamics among the world’s most of the groups at heightened risk for COVID 19 and its many adverse socio-economic and other impacts. This brief summarizes emerging evidence on the Gaps, impact and responses related to COVID-19 among Indigenous Batwa in the Bwindi gorilla Conservation area

Climate change presents a considerable threat women’s Land rights and Livelihoods. Women’s vulnerability to climate change has implications on agro based livelihoods, especially the rural populace like Amuru. Evidently Climate change affects women land rights and livelihoods and they are further affected because of their social roles, discrimination and poverty.

The Ugandan government, alongside TotalEnergies (U) B.V. and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) (U) Ltd announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Lake Albert oil project yesterday on February 1, 2022.
The Lake Albert project consists of the Tilenga and Kingfisher oil fields as well as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The EACOP will run from Hoima in Western Uganda to the port of Tanga at the Indian Ocean in Tanzania.

Men verses Women: Climate Change Deepening Gender Inequality in Amuru
Climate change effects are creating pressure on human livelihoods and more so on women and
children who are bearing the consequences to a higher degree than men.

Background: Over the years there has been asystematic changing weather conditions in the wider northern Uganda, which has culminated in an adverse climatic situation. These changes have come with crippling effects all over the north but more so in Amuru district particularly.