Tanzania adamant on EACOP as EU parliament flags project

Tanzania has brazenly stood by and backed the ambitious East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project championed by Uganda after facing pushback from the European Union Parliament. As a deliberate attempt to swat the EU’ s“ neo-colonial” setbacks, Tanzania, as one of the stakeholders via the ministry of energy, has issued a statement addressing the situation.

Tanzania has brazenly stood by and backed the ambitious East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project championed by Uganda after facing pushback from the European Union (EU) Parliament.

The EU parliament has spotlighted the project on allegations of human rights violations and significant environmental and climate risks posed by the oil pipeline project.

As a deliberate attempt to swat the EU’s “neo-colonial” setbacks, Tanzania, as one of the stakeholders via the ministry of energy, has issued a statement addressing the situation. The ministry unequivocally said it is “seriously concerned by grave factual misrepresentations in the resolution issued by EU Parliament.”

•Uganda, which is the primary project implementer, has remained stern on executing the oil pipeline

•Tanzania’s ministry of energy has exposed equal and fair compensation modalities to affected communities

•Despite every needed environmental assessment by international standards, still, some risks are unavoidable; the ministry of energy said

According to the ministry statement, Tanzania has issued crystal-clear clarifications before the global stage as the nation ushers new dawn in the business environment and investment ground.

The EU has urged the project development to be changed. This includes the shocking suggestion of re-routing the pipeline alignment to avert climate, human rights and …

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