East African oil pipeline plays out at Brics meeting
Activists protest against the financing of a controversial Eacop project in Africa, in front the French offices of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Britain's Standard Chartered Bank in the 8th arrondissement neighborhood of Paris, France on February 22, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
The politics of financing East Africa’s oil pipeline (Eacop) played out at the Brics Summit in South Africa as environmentalists used the gathering to re-protest the project; seen by authorities as an economic booster, but which critics say could damage the ecosystem.
This week, Chinese officials endured vitriol on the sidelines of the Summit in South Africa over Beijing’s support for fossil fuel projects in Africa.
