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Kasenyi fishermen fear oil extraction’s impact on Lake Albert

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Kasenyi fishermen fear oil extraction’s impact on Lake Albert

Fishing communities in Kasenyi, in Irumu territory in Ituri, are concerned about the impact of oil extraction in the Graben on their activities around Lake Albert. Congolese fishermen also fear population displacement linked to the EACOP project, Actualité.cd reports.

Fishermen in Kasenyi, Ituri, are concerned about the impact of oil extraction in the Graben on their livelihoods and the future of Lake Albert, Actualité.cd reports. Their communities live on the lake shore in the Bahema Sud chiefdom, in Irumu territory.

This concern comes as people around Lake Albert in Uganda have been forcibly displaced in the context of the EACOP project, according to Actualité.cd’s headline. The outlet published these details on 26 October 2026.

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