The Appeals Division of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has dismissed one of the last cases standing against the construction and development of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). A panel of five judges upheld a decision made by the EACJ’s First Instance Division in November 2023, which dismissed a case filed by four nongovernmental organisations that are among environmentalists groups that have waged a campaign against the $5 billion infrastructure project,which is led by French energy company Total Energies. The dismissal gives the Pipeline the go-ahead for completion and commissioning in 2026.
