Chinese lenders are open and willing to discuss financing for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP), the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Zhang Lizhong, has told Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The Chinese envoy to Uganda, together with Ambassador Xue Bing, the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry were meeting Mr. Museveni on April 4th, 2024, at his Kisozi Farm to convey a special message from the President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping. According to a statement released by Uganda’s Statehouse, H.E Xi Jinping in a…
EACOP gets unwavering support from China’s Xi Jinping as Chinese lenders indicate willingness to finance oil pipeline

President Museveni (2nd left, front row) with the Chinese Delegation.




