Ugandan Farmers Sue EACOP in London in Last Minute Effort to Stop Crude Oil Pipeline By Maina Waruru Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Ugandan Farmers Sue EACOP in London in Last Minute Effort to Stop Crude Oil Pipeline By Maina Waruru https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/04/ugandan-farmers-sue-eacop-in-london-in-last-minute-effort-to-stop-crude-oil-pipeline/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Artisanal_Miners_in_Western_Kenya_Move_Away_From_Mercury_Experts_Rights_Groups_Warn_of_Crisis_of_Obs NYAMTAI, Uganda, Apr 3 2026 (IPS) - Environmental activists and farmer groups opposed to the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world’s longest heated oil pipeline, are mounting a last-ditch legal effort meant to stop its construction in a suit they plan to have filed in London, UK, believing that it stands a chance to stop the controversial project despite being at the 78 percent completion stage. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.