Association of Mineral, Energy, Oil & Gas Host Communities in East Africa (AMEOGHCEA)

About AMEOGHCEA The Association of Mineral, Energy, Oil, Gas, and Host Communities of East Africa (AMEOGHCEA) is the bold, unyielding voice of East Africa’s resource-rich host communities. We are a people-powered movement committed to justice, equity, and transformation in the heart of Africa’s extractive zones. Founded to respond to the growing crises of environmental degradation, displacement, and disempowerment, AMEOGHCEA champions the rights of communities affected by oil, gas, mineral, and energy development. We demand fair policies, protect ancestral lands, and work to ensure that the wealth beneath our feet uplifts—not oppresses—those who live above it. Yet our mission goes even deeper. Across East Africa, extractive-rich regions have become hotspots of civil conflict, fueled by weak political systems, fragile security, and a critical lack of indigenous capacity to manage resources. Without inclusive governance and strong community leadership, extraction becomes exploitation. Our Origin What began in 2023 as a growing coalition of platforms—including the Africa council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ACOSBE), the Eco-Rights Defenders Network, the Women’s Environment Forum, the Association of Oil and Gas Hosting Communities of Uganda (AOGHCU), Alliance of Grassroots Women Associations (AGWA) and the Global Health Youth Platform—evolved into a united front demanding stronger action. We started by advocating for the inclusion of women, youth, and indigenous peoples in environmental governance, legal reforms, and community-led development. But escalating injustices—land grabs, forced evictions, polluted ecosystems, and cultural erosion—required more than fragmented efforts. In 2025, AMEOGHCEA was formally registered in Uganda as a company limited by guarantee, establishing a strategic base to serve communities across the East African Community and beyond. Our Mission To transform extractive zones into centers of justice, peace, and sustainable development