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Chinese, French oil majors seal $10 billion deal for Tanzania, Uganda megaproject

Renewable energy agreements

TotalEnergies General Manager Philippe Groueix and Uganda's Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa signs renewable energy agreements during a ceremony presided over by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzanian Vice President Phillip Mpango in Kampala on February 01, 2022. PHOTO | COURTESY 

By  AFP

Kampala 

Chinese and French oil giants finally sealed a $10-billion deal Tuesday to unlock Uganda's energy resources and build a vast regional oil pipeline, a mega-project that has incensed environmental groups.

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