French court sides with Uganda and Tanzania in their controversial oil case

In the two projects, the Tilenga oil development and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, six French and Ugandan activist organizations accuse the French firm of not doing all possible to safeguard people and the environment (Eacop).

An appeal regarding the contentious oil projects in Tanzania and Uganda by the energy corporation TotalEnergies was dismissed by a French court on Tuesday.

The court, however, denied the motion, stating that only a judge who carefully considered the issue could determine if the allegations against TotalEnergies were true and then move on to an audit of actual activities.