KAMPALA, UGANDA
The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific and European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly has reversed an earlier decision and voted to allow Uganda to proceed with development of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project.
The 1,443-kilometer (897-mile) pipeline will run from oil wells in Uganda’s western region to Tanzania’s seaport of Tanga.
The EU originally said the project should not go ahead because it was against the…