A continent-wide mobilisation to demand that TotalEnergies end its operations in Africa, pay reparations, and make way for a just energy transition commenced on Monday, August 18, 2025. It will come to a close on Sunday, August 24.
Tagged “Africa Week of Action to Kick Total Out of Africa”, the action is taking place across no fewer than 10 African countries, including Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Benin, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Togo, and the DRC, alongside global online events.
The mobilisation is led by communities directly impacted by TotalEnergies’ projects, with coordination from movements such as StopEACOP, Climate Justice Coalition, Laudato Si Movement Africa, Justiça Ambiental, and dozens of grassroots networks and youth groups.
According to the campaigners, TotalEnergies has devastated ecosystems, displaced communities, and deepened poverty across Africa through its oil and gas projects.
“This mobilisation demands that African governments cancel Total’s licenses, reclaim resources, and commit to community-led renewable energy,” they submitted in a statement made available to EnviroNews on Monday, August 18.
They described that event as “a week of decentralised actions including protests, community tribunals, art interventions, webinars, prayer vigils, and digital campaigns”.
Other expected actions include protests in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Tanzania; a community tribunal in Hoima; symbolic soccer matches in Senegal and Togo and more.
