Activist shareholders grill the board and executives about the bank’s approach to financing fossil fuels, and the climate and human rights impacts of oil and gas projects in Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique.

The #StopEACOP campaign warmly welcomes the news that the three largest French banks, BNP Paribas, Société Générale and Crédit Agricole, will not be financing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.

Youth climate activist and founder of Uganda’s ‘RiseUp Movement’, Vanessa Nakate, and regional director of 350.org, Landry Ninteretse, have written an open letter to the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, and President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, raising their serious concerns about the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline.

A week after more than 260 African and international organisations sent an open letter to 25 banks urging them not to finance the construction of the EACOP, Total issued statements on its website describing its environmental and social risk assessment and mitigation strategies as “rigorous” and claimed to act “responsibly and transparently” on the social and environmental issues related to the projects. The #StopEACOP Alliance has since examined the claims and the previously confidential reports, and has released this detailed response.

French oil company, Total, has been accused of ignoring significant human rights violations and huge environmental and climate risks as it pushed ahead yesterday with the signing of an investment decision to build the world's longest heated crude oil pipeline through Uganda and Tanzania.

The construction of the massive East African Crude Oil Pipeline faces another hurdle – this time from within Uganda’s own Parliament.

The #StopEACOP alliance of African and international environmental and human rights organizations has claimed another win in the campaign to stop the construction of the world's longest heated oil pipeline across East Africa.

With a final investment decision nearing, African and International organizations warn banks against joining $2.5 billion loan for “manifestly irresponsible” project.

Human rights and environmental organizations have formed a coalition dedicated to stopping the construction of the biggest heated crude oil pipeline in the world – and they need your help!