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The report 'Traversing Peoples Lives' critiques the World Bank's financing of the Chad-Cameroon Oil and Pipeline Project, documenting widespread community disruption in Cameroon. Key issues include the marginalization of indigenous Bakola/Bagyeli peoples, inadequate compensation for farmers, pollution of drinking water in multiple villages, the rise of child prostitution, and poor labor conditions. The authors conclude that the World Bank's safeguard mechanisms failed and that the project serves as a warning against public financing of large-scale fossil fuel projects.

An open letter from civil society representatives in Chad and Cameroon to World Bank President Wolfensohn expressing concerns over the terms of reference for the International Advisory Group (IAG) created to monitor the Chad/Cameroon pipeline project.

This briefing outlines the Terms of Reference, composition, and scope of the International Advisory Group (IAG) established to monitor the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project. The IAG is an independent body designed to advise the World Bank Group (WBG) and the governments of Chad and Cameroon on the project's progress toward social, environmental, and poverty alleviation goals.