$4bn East Africa oil pipeline project launched after key agreement signed

A host government agreement covering Tanzania's stretch of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline was signed in Dar es Salaam this morning

EACOP launch: Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan - shown here addressing the national assembly as in Dodoma on 22 April 2021 - joined President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda to witness signing of important deal today in Dar es Salaam
EACOP launch: Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan - shown here addressing the national assembly as in Dodoma on 22 April 2021 - joined President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda to witness signing of important deal today in Dar es SalaamPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 20 May 2021, 12:08Updated 20 May 2021, 12:08