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At Least It's Fun Who is trying to save Africa from another oil spill? 🌐 Against the backdrop of the G20 summit, eco-activists from the StopEACOP movement staged lively protests outside TotalEnergies' offices in South Africa. 🤝 StopEACOP is a coalition of about 250 civil society groups that began as a local protest against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in Uganda and Tanzania. Over time, StopEACOP has become one of the most prominent campaigns against climate change in Africa. ⏩The movement must be disliked on both sides of the geopolitical struggle, as it aims to stop the construction of a pipeline that will be used by both European TotalEnergies and Chinese CNOOC. 🔸StopEACOP leaders are often arrested, as are ordinary members. In April 2025, 11young protesters were arrestedby Ugandan authorities after attempting to deliver a letter to the Commercial Bank of Kenya, and even more student activists were detained in August. Despite some success in dissuading banks and insurers from participating in the project, it is clear that no civil society group can actually win over the combined forces of two competing groups of international capital, plus local authorities. Devils Below