The hidden cost of oil: Families fractured by a pipeline project
Summary
In Uganda, an 88-year-old man named Ukura Midar and many others had to leave their homes due to the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. The pipeline aims to boost Uganda's economy, but it has caused disruption and separation for around 100,000 people who were relocated.Key Facts
- Ukura Midar, age 88, was moved from his home in 2017 for a pipeline project.
- The pipeline is roughly 900 miles long and moves oil from Uganda to Tanzania.
- About 100,000 people have to leave their homes because of this project.
- The project is led by the French company Total and Chinese partners.
- Some people, like Midar, have lost connection to family grave sites due to the relocation.
- The pipeline may help Uganda's economy, but it disrupts the lives of many.
- Physical barriers created by the pipeline sometimes separate families.
- The pipeline runs from Uganda's Lake Albert to the Indian Ocean at Tanzania's port of Tanga.
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