EACOP: Congolese fishermen in Kasenyi concerned after ‘forced’ displacement of people around Uganda’s Lake Albert

Author: actualite.cdPublished on: October 26, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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EACOP: Congolese fishermen in Kasenyi concerned after ‘forced’ displacement of people around Uganda’s Lake Albert

In Kasenyi, in Ituri’s Irumu territory, fishing communities along Lake Albert are concerned about the future of their livelihoods as oil is developed in Uganda’s Albertine Graben. Several households around the Ugandan side of the lake have reportedly been forcibly displaced for the EACOP project, led by the Ugandan state and TotalEnergies. A DESKNATURE.COM podcast examines the concerns in Kasenyi, where thousands of people are already experiencing the effects of oil development.

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