Uganda minister slams European Union criticism of mega oil project

Uganda

Students on September 29, 2022 protest against the EU resolution vote on Uganda’s oil. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI | NMG

Uganda's energy minister on Tuesday slammed the European Parliament for seeking to delay a massive and controversial East African oil project over human rights violations and environmental concerns.

France's TotalEnergies and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation signed a $10-billion agreement earlier this year to develop Ugandan oilfields and ship the crude through a 1,445-kilometre (900-mile) pipeline to Tanzania's Indian Ocean port of Tanga.