When Saudi and Russia reduce oil output, the same western countries complain. When Uganda decides to produce, they say "climate change." Africa needs independence.
@@wadulomarkarnoldnews When didn't we have floods or deserts? If oil is the cause of climate change, we know the largest oil producers and it's not Uganda.
When civilians of the Central African Republic tried to stop the Wagner mercenaries of Russia from taking over their mines, many civilians got killed and branded as terrorists by their President - that is not the way to go
Total energies control the project, they are a french company. EACOP is a company registered in Canary wharf London. This is western exploitation of a former colony.
@@owenbrewster6292 I agree with you completely. My point was that the people who complain about colonization, and the inherent unfairness of it, are absolutely not the same people who are profiteering from intentionally exploiting a colonized country. They likely don't even have any overlap in friends.
@@owenbrewster6292EACOP is 60 percent owned by total so Ofc it’s registered there. Uganda didn’t have enough money to tape into this ressource. Nevertheless they managed to Own 15 percent plus taxes and job creation and 10 percent to Tanzania and the rest china. Uganda has way more oil in the east so they can use the money they make from this to use the other oil they have. What else do you want them to do??? You sit here criticising but I don’t see you coming up with better solutions.
@owenbrester6292 how is this exploitation, it’s the Uganda government which has allowed them to operate they didn’t come to Uganda by force. As an Africa it’s a pity we keep blaming the west for our problems. There is No African president who is from the west nor Parliamentarians they are all African. Our problem is corruption and greed among ourselves. It’s always easy to blame former colonizer. Ask yourself why is the GDP of India bigger than its former colonizer the UK? It’s because the leaders introduce policies which work. But in Africa it’s always easy blaming the west
It gives me immense joy seeing westerncentric msm negatively criticise such projects in Africa. It means Uganda gov't is doing pretty well. Kudos M7. Never waver!
Oh please, if only you know how many people are in jails, dead, since all this started because they are fighting for their lands, you wouldn't kudos him.
And by Uganda you mean the boundaries drawn by the whites in Berlin,coz the people themselves aren't benefiting infact it has brought more suffering to them! You don't make any sense
@@regunreignz5273 are you deaf or blind ?🥴 What was the need of watching this documentary if you didn't get anything at all🙄! You just rashed here to comment for the sake of it? Those people who are not on compensation list for the land aren't affected? The wildlife?the person who's land is being flooded?the noise pollution? I can't waste time explaining to a damn person something that has been elaborated already!
If that brutal dictator m7 gets his hands on that 15% oil share, he will rule Ugandan with are iron hands over 100+ years to come his now 40 years imagine with that kind of money💰 he will be untouchable
We as africans we cry for development,economic growth and jobs but we fight projects that deliver all that we need,not saying its perfect but a positive step towards that goal,why people complaining?this project is good for uganda ,east Africa and africa Forget about energy transition because for more than 600 million africans energy transition means moving away from charcoal to gas and electricity by an mean necessary,give people access to electricity then talk of green energy or renewables but for now focus on development industrial and electricity generation
Exactly . How is aljazeera more concerned about Ugandans . You think this documentary was made to help these people . These complaints are just a pawn for these western countries to stop development in Africa
I don’t agree with you . Those projects only enrich a few people, especially elites. The people who are displaced from their ancestral land and relocated to villages constructed by the government will not benefit. They changed from happy people who owned a large land where they farmed to a poor community who live in a tight space with no stable source of income. The settlement where they stay look like a refugee camp. There is no space to roam and breathe and their privacy is compromised. Who wants to live like this for the rest of their lives?
Uganda is on the right track in East Africa the propaganda being broadcast is to ruin the future . They want African countries not to make its own decisions why not stop China Mega industry Arabia with the Desert . Good news for East Africa countries join hands and support this project.
I do highly agree with you but my heart is bleeding. Our people may have sacrificed so much for this but we may actually never ever benefit from this project. I feel like it has become more of a liability to us and we may end up paying these debts 10generations from now. I really want to be positive but l must say it is time we took action. Where are all the African countries. If they all 54 countries came together to develop this project wouldn’t we benefit more from it. African Leaders should wake up and rebuild this continent or we are headed for destruction.
If this is a sponsored documentary against oil drilling and refinery building in Uganda then I am afraid we can all see through it. Uganda has a right to use its resources however they see fit. Some people will be inconvenienced but overall Uganda will be in a better position.
Uganda gets 15% of the profits of "their oil" only. Also, people don't get to see the profits of the oil. If any Ugandan profits, it's the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer. Total energy is a neocolonialistic partner.
The best thing that African countries could do is to start solving their own problems by developing local capacity no-mater how costly and stop consulting western mafia who will always take advantage of their ignorance or greed.
I happen to work with one of the hotel in Uganda called mestil hotel and residence every 2weeks total Uganda used to throw a cocktail party to its employees. The moral of the story these guys are just a disaster and disgrace to Uganda they are not there to work but to enjoy
Hold it Aljazeera, what exactly is the problem that warrants an entire program? Is it Uganda exploiting oil resource? A long pipeline? Exporting crude oil? The proposed hybrid of exporting crude as well as refining for local ,regional and international markets? Is it that Uganda , once Lush green is investing in some catastophic "venture". For what this " investigative journalism" is, honestly what is the problem? Let me get it clear, so you have beef with a 'lengthy runway'measuring 3.5km. You may not know Entebbe is exactly that long. So what is it? Nuanced numbers of displaced persons? I will tell you, Uganda needs energy for domestic , commercial and industrial take off. As the debate rages about fossil fuel, and weather vagaries ravage entire settlements, this developing country is very much of energy. With strategic management, the resource will be a Godsend. As youth employment soars, and the country grapples with a myriad of challenges, we need a second international airport, we need jobs, we need petroleum to save on imports and earn the much needed revenue. We should be worrying about misappropriation of the returns, opportunistic Ugandans who , like the good student, lazily want from such ventures, want again and want some more. We are wary of the poor record of France and it's companies, who milk a cow while starving it. We are sick and tired of imperialist tendencies who will hide behind such propaganda when in reality you are with your own hidden agenda. Africa is tired! Uganda is on the move, notwithstanding such condescence. Bravo Uganda, Bravo, HE, on this one, forget the rouble rousers!
You didn’t get the point AJ is talking about, make you take pen and paper and write down the positive and negative things that has this giant energy cooperation, did you see what France did to West Africa, I bet you heard the uranium extraction for their energy supply, 15 west African countries plus their currencies, how many years, you do the math. One I will agree with African needs development, but I can’t take 15% of our resources when it is coming from us. Did you see the percentage they put out there, and many shady deals behind the close doors that public won’t be able to find out next century or so. AJ shades light on this issues and tells the audience or people what can be done in manner way, African is final battle once again but this time with pen and paper. Deal with it. Bill gates is in Africa now, have you heard of GM seeds. Btw I am East African citizen, I stand with citizens and fight for them, I rely on news, journalist and investigative journalists to do their best jobs, we need networks like AJ, this is absolutely helpful. So pls go help your fellow brothers and sisters before saying some shit about this networks. Please.
Pathetic attempt to debunk my concern. You are saying AJ cannot get it wrong. My point is simple and straight forward. Environmental hazards notwithstanding, Uganda has no option but to develop this resource. If you believe I missed the point, you need some more schooling to do proper, objective analysis!
It looks to me like Uganda has quite sensible leadership. They will export some oil for cash and refine some to fuel their own trucks and motorbikes. Hopefully they can avoid polluting those pristine areas around Lake Albert.
@@tehantalks2857yes, you do own the oil, the new roads, the economic activities in the new town, the skills and knowledge that will come. And the oil will likely be nationalized after total retain its investment. If two billionaire is created, he will help to further industrialized the country. You would be wise to go buy some land near by.
As a Ugandan , I can proudly say that this video is misrepresenting the overall benefits and the guidelines along with the protocol set aside to prevent any harm or disruption to the environment and the natives. But I can accept that this in the long run might affect the overall global climate change goals
I'm a Kenyan and for you to think that the problem in Africa is caused by white people is stupid.The reason why Africa is the way it is is all on we the inhabitants;we deserve the hate we get as Africans until we eradicate stupidity and greed within ourselves and as you can see we are not committed to that so being slaves isn't and will never be an exception but a priority 😢😢😢
Im english living in hoima people are happy about the project they all got some good money and houses built for them. People all over the world use petroleum yet now its bad and ugandans cant extract their all. Bunyoro tribe are not known for farming and utilising their land its good for the area. These documentaries are completely biast the roads in the area are some of the best in uganda
Uganda - just like all countries in the global south has a right to develop. This right is supreme to individual rights on trivial matters like access to grazing land and quarreling over the size of compensation given to individuals. We shall never surrender our collective right to development, just because of selfish interests of some misguided individuals. Those guys complaining about housing were living in grass-thatched shanty structures which can’t be described as proper dwelling places for humans. Aljazeera shd cover the lives these beneficiaries were living before being relocated and compare it with how they are living now. Otherwise, it remain as just another propaganda mouthpiece that’s hellbent on ensuring that Ugandans are left in perpetual poverty. Shame on you!!!
Meanwhile, the ones criticizing Uganda over environmental protection are the same people involved in almost every war worldwide, they're busy poisoning water resources and air while at the same time they're invading some countries for oil. Oil reserves were just discovered in Gaza, so there's that. USA is looting oil from Syria in the part they're currently forcefully occupying.
As a Ugandan what you are saying is how many cultures and indigenous humans are WIPED off of this planet! First of all, what is “shanty” to you is actually how Ugandans have lived for a long time. This is sustainable, “off-grid” living at its finest. Working with the land and living in “shanty” houses which are actually sustainable buildings with natural cooling AND doesn’t kill the earth to create. Also as an American, how do you think many of the industrial areas we have are how they are today? Families were either paid a laughable compensation, or FORCED out of homes that have been in families for generations. There must be a BALANCE, and first and foremost, they must work with the people who have been on these lands forever. Money means nothing when your culture, and essential the whole nation is just an African Texas where oil rigs and fracking everywhere. Last time I checked, all of these remote villages aren’t polluting the planet or harming anyone.
Compensation is ongoing but let's not forget that some few Ugandans will always fight development. Like you heard in the video the guys were offered money . They simply refused to take it with hopes of getting more by making noise. Let's not forget that the project is already running on less money . Spending more on compensation of which these people are expecting to build wealth off compensation , No man builds wealth off money given . Activists have proven that . I have never seen a rich activist. Unless they made money fast then became activists. Like American it made money off slavery they fought for the lives of slaves. Made money out of industrialisation and now when others want to get on board it's affecting the climate 😂😂. Abeh cut us some slack
@@niveanangobi489 you are right, I wanted to reply the person who commented before you but I was like, nah just move on. I personally have participated in a few government compensations and I can assure you that some Ugandans really hate development. I'm not going to give specific examples for confidentiality purposes but there's a project I know of funded by World Bank in western Uganda, people were compensated fully to relocate to other places but when it was time to move, they waited for a moment when World Bank officials were visiting the project area and started mourning about how they used the money for other personal things. Some were given more than 600m Ugandan shillings and went for trips abroad, married more wives, bought several high class vehicles and by the time they came to their senses, the money was gone and they're stuck with those vehicles in the village. But they're the same people sabotaging development which is so needed to uplift the economy of that area. How selfish of them! Another example is northern Uganda where the machinery on the site was burned to ashes and contractors survived being lynched. Yet this type of project has already been embraced by some districts in Uganda and the positive results are being felt. We had to engage their leaders who sometimes also complain that their people have been neglected by the government to coerce them into accepting the project, but can you imagine that! That someone has to first coerce you into accepting development in your area and yet you're the same people who are complaining that other regions are being considered while you're being left behind? Some Ugandans are very complicated, I could give you more examples but let me stop here. But the development has to move on because let's not forget that the collective west that loves to complain about the environment has attacked some countries for their oil, an example is Syria right now where USA is robbing oil in broad day light and have refused to leave after the Syrian president told them that they're not welcome
The activist complaining about poverty is blind i think. I visited Hoima in our trip as a university this September, the roads, resettlement homes, airport and community income supporting projects that have been built there are enough to them out of poverty once the project is complete. Having good roads means they can access markets to trade and become rich. As a Ugandan and I think the activist was given money by foreigners to make noise just.
That's what people who hate development behave. They behave as if they care for future when their own past and present is pathetic and full of ignorance brother.
The idea is VERY GOOD, but the implementation is wrong. You are speaking because its not your Land. It will soon come to bite the government in the ASS. very soon. The government should have just paid them well because the government is to reap well more than the populous there
as long as the System dont change that Region is going to be the same .let me ask you have you ever being relocated? do you know what it means ? do the people in that Region gain anything or the money dissappiars in someone else's pocket??
I’m actually inclined to believe that this East African community agenda is not just hot air but also hollow. Why should Uganda be borrowing money from the Global north countries to facilitate projects that can foster development within the community. What’s the rationale for the community then if they can’t fund a prosperous project like this one.
They have no cash and too much debt! Mainly because of no reinvestment into infrastructure and agricultural- and trying to jump into oil when the country has no financial foundation. Otherwise they would fund themselves. But as an Ugandan don’t think the president has his people in best interest.
If at this stage they are experiencing challenges like this, they should brace up for more in the future, they should come and ask of what Nigerian citizens in the oil areas are facing without any compensation, or fake politicized compensations. The best for Uganda is to control their wealth by themselves else there will be future resource curse
Did Total pay Al Jazeera to this doc? It's very clear that what President Museveni is doing is for the good of Ugandans. Uganda is a land locked country and having a refinery will be immensely beneficial for the country.
As a Canadian Ugandan based in Alberta I must say the oil field has had immense challenges over the last 6 years or more people lost their jobs et I don’t feel that Uganda is ready to invest in such a huge sector without showing the 5 year strategic plan
many people from bulisa oil besin were not compensated. just forcibly internally displaced and many are now refugees living under terrible conditions in camps
I don't buy this report. Yes, developing safety practices for the communities is mandatory, but don't stop. In my opinion, they don't want Africa to become the next superpower. Here in the U.S, us African Americans are road blocked in as many ways as they can think of when we strive for greatness. They even use our own people against us to support their agendas. I am in full support of Uganda to do everything in their power to be self sufficient as possible. Africa, African Americans, and all brown people in the world are hated on when striving to be successful. I am also proud of Uganda for being a spiritual country by rejecting the alphabet community demands with rights. All mighty Allah is with Uganda and the people of Uganda who don't back down to my country here in the U.S and other major developed countries.
Am Ugandan in Uganda and not a supporter of the current government but this Documentary has a lot of inaccuracies. I guess the USA wants to bring some "democracy" here. Pliz leave Uganda alone, we shall manage ourselves the way we see fit. For example 10:27 this man is speaking a language from a far area than that where the oil business is taking place!
May Allah remove all problems trabules of yuganda people may Allah grant them good president may allah remove poverty of yuganda people Ameen ya rabul aalameen
There is no doubt that the oil and gas sector is transforming Uganda. The reality on ground is that the Project affected household’s quality of life has tremendously improved and household incomes enhanced because of the livelihood restoration programmes implemented.
Even with all this suffering of the affected people, the 15% share that Uganda has is actually going straight to museveni's house hold, not in anyway will Ugandans benefit from it! Just like how they have been stealing taxpayers money to buy themselves houses in Europe and open business out there fir the last 40 years of the dictatorship and gun rule. If you meet the families of people who have been kidnapped and fed to the crocodiles. If you see the kids, wives, husbands, mothers of the people they have shot dead you will shed tears. If only you could know that even the people you have been interviewing in the new ministry of petroleum are museveni's family members. Do you know that museveni says he is not leaving power because he doesn't want to leave "his oil" in the hands of another person? So according to him the oil is not for Ugandans, it is his!!! What do you think of a president that borrows money for his own family benefits and the citizens of Uganda have to pay the loans? For the 40 years dictatorship, Uganda have accumulated a loan that even it's grand children will have to pay for! Do you know how many people are dieing everyday due to luck of medicine in the poor health facilities of Uganda? Are you aware that we lose close to 200 women in labor wards everyday due to poor health facilities! The dictators daughter was flew away to Germany to give birth to her baby, while other mother's are losing their lives because her father has been stealing taxpayers money and no work done to appreciate the citizens! As of now even a Ugandan baby that is still in her mother's womb has a loan of $1000 to pay, it is the money museveni has been embezzling for years. By the way this comment of the "truth" I have put here can bring my life to an end. In Uganda if you talk about the injustices you die, if you don't talk about it you still die. They have killed everything that looks as a threat to them including former friends! They have silenced many people with good sums of money! The economy has died, people are getting poorer everyday! Museveni believes the poor people are easy to lead so he has managed to keep check of poverty in Uganda. UGANDANS, WE NEED TO UNITE AND RIOT AND BRING THIS JUNTA DOWN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
This is lazy journalism;all the Peaple interviewed claiming to project persons have been exposed to be lying before ;it would b nice to look for over 6000 happy people who got all thier money & nice houses
the global north should let Uganda be. the north has thrived on our sweat for so long and are scared we are breaking free. the reporter presents a picture of despair and gloom when talking about displacement of people to clear way for pipeline and refinery forgetting that our grandfathers were taken by force and at no cost to slavery. The government of Uganda should bring this video down at the soonest.
Am a Ugandan and Our village home was replaced by the road towards the oil centres, we recieved a handsome compesation and used it to buy bigger lands and more businesses. Sometimes things arent as they appear, i petty those that have lost their livelihoods but sometimes its down to peoples expectations vs true reality and value of their assets. All our neighboring residents were compesated well
Why let Europeans tell y’all anything on yo own resources, when has Uganda ever said anything bout big companies in Europe who contribute 90% of worlds pollution
This is why I always say Africa can make noise without any technical knowledge you can’t go know where with your resources. You will talk talk but at the end of the day do nothing 😮
Here's the true issue..... this oil 🛢 it's not in Uganda but in congo.... see the dilemma 😢.... Uganda has been used by the US to plunder the congo for over 30 years now, but all this will end one day..... God will remember the DR CONGO one day sooner or later 🙏🏽
@user-mq9cc3nu1z I have clearly said that the US has been using Uganda for years to plunder the Congo 🇨🇩...so Uganda, like all black countries in the universe, is not allowed to have any form of 'independent economy... ..I just don't understand how you think the US is going to build a refinery in Uganda 🙄🙄... They are just using you to clean up their own images. But yes, you have neither the means nor the technology to build a refinery... that's it..... I'm not trying to hurt you. I'm just being real to you.... anyway, this oil is in congo 🇨🇩
This is exactly why total is being sent out of west africa . They have drilled for many years but west african countries are still the poorest . I dont think equity is going to be practiced in east Africa.
But the locals are not serious , you are moved from a grass house to a decent house and you are complaining , this poor mentality is why africa is taking time to grow
I just have to ask aljazeera , how many skyscrapers does Qatar have , how much money did the country spend just to host a world cup, please keep your opinions to the global North and focus on helping people to expand their knowledge and resource building
The powerful giants have the potential to extract whatever they need from Africa easily. They know how to calculate every single move and how to manipulate the Leaders as well as the public in defending their interests. Most of the time they win Long term. I think Africa should start by finding out how prosperous oil rich countries like Saudi Arabia are handling the oil business, because I'm sure this powerful oil companies are not involved. We may be unknowingly claiming a very small portion of the huge profits generated by this valuable oil reserves.
The west will go to legth to esure that africa remains in povery and undre developed. The west has explored oil for decades and when a poor contry discovers huge oil reservs that they want to explore, the west brings up climate change issues...this hypocracy, greed and selfishness. I support Uganda to mine their oil as they please to bring the population out of poverty
250,000 barrels is such a tiny amount of oil for the amount of damage to the environment. This same country will likely regret this decision especially considering the reserves will only last a couple decades. Going into that much debt for that little money will only lead to the leaders of the country stealing from the public. Seems like a horrid investment.
The global north should just stop over production of unnecessary things for luxurious life styles in their industries, the over industrialized capitalistic north is the problem here. Producing more than the world needs ,millionaires chasing more millions and billions .
Dangote's oil refinery in Nigeria had a cost of 20B USD. The EACOP pipeline is around 4B USD. It's just not an economically viable option to build a refinery in Uganda. So finding partners for a joint venture is a challenge.
Afrocentrist have myopic brains. You need to get the oil out and start earning hard currency then you discussed refinery later...it takes 10 years to build one and most investors won't like to invest their money in a socialist country that will confiscate the refinery tomorrow due to silly political disputes.
I really do pitty with the project-affected population, I hope that we will find an amicable, generally accepted solution. However, I find it non-sense upon stilt when the West start to question Africa's carbon contribution while we know countries in the West that produce a huge chunk of carbon in the environment in the name of "pollute and develop first". We need to identify a balance on how, as African countries, we can develop more responsibly with the resources we have within our borders, ensuring that we are not infringing on human rights and negatively inpacting our environment. Renewable energy is a technology under development and we can't wait for it for Africa to develop. There has to be some transition plans.
Looks pretty sunny over there. Solar powered electricity should be cheap and available to everyone. The problem is that selling solar energy isn’t very profitable. Hopefully in the future we value people and our imaginations more than non-renewable materials.
While on some instance I agreed with you totally, will also say that global north countries has done great to show the World what is obtainable to human development and should not be punished either for the use for what was available until better tech method is discovered.....I think also the development sought by rich countries trickled down and were shared in advanced product that are enjoyed in Global South countries and Africa. so Global North in my view sacrificed, gave and risked and should not held accountable for effect on climate without wholly embracing the view that held all Nations of the World responsible.
These people behind this project they don't care about nature, people's lives. Neither anything...... Heartless...... People caring about their projects only. Wat a shame........ Human are no longer humans
Are these guys serious? You want Uganda not to exploit the resources it has, develop it's infrastructure, promote a new industry and widen it's economic base and improve the lives of it's citizens. So you can feel good and some natives who don't understand development can still live in abject poverty and drag the whole country behind. These guys who tell us, that we should continue to languish in poverty and misery while they can't stop crying when their governments try to cut off giving free stuff to their poor. I'll believe those people when they go live in a bush and earn a living as a peasant without financial help from their governments
I see people talk about how Uganda has the right to develop. Yes it does by all means. But the begging question is by whom? The global south whose neo colonialist agenda so called Globalisation has guaranteed that the global south never know what true development is. The west will never and has never developed Africa in its true form. Does a few infrastructure here and there mean development. Real development begins with industrialization driven by local interest and funding.
Why squeezing soo much Total? Imagine, you call someone an activist who himself look like a problem himself!!! Those are the people who are used to keep Uganda undeveloped. Those people in that region are just money hungry! Propaganda only.
Europe has many oil pipelines under the sea beds but Africa can't even build one. Aren't those major environmental risks also ? What a bunch of hypocrites. !
When Saudi and Russia reduce oil output, the same western countries complain. When Uganda decides to produce, they say "climate change." Africa needs independence.
Don't be too quick to disregard climate change. Please ask your elders if the weather patterns are the same today like they we're 20 years ago?
@@wadulomarkarnoldnews When didn't we have floods or deserts? If oil is the cause of climate change, we know the largest oil producers and it's not Uganda.
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@@wadulomarkarnoldnewsdon't west your energy on the fool
@@wadulomarkarnoldnews They are.
The global south has the right to develop its own economies regardless of any challenges period
When Africa develops oil its climate change but meanwhile America is drilling more oil than ever
When civilians of the Central African Republic tried to stop the Wagner mercenaries of Russia from taking over their mines, many civilians got killed and branded as terrorists by their President - that is not the way to go
Is that development or enslavement through more debts, while few elites in government benefits from it? Open yours eyes
The hypocrisy 😂
Please our lives in the oil region are in danger due to pollution undisclosed why you shout and ass, what if it was you in these areas .
Somthing others don't like want to see Africa developing proud of Uganda ❤
No locals are fighting this except for foreign interests. Uganda will prevail.
So people will whine about colonization but then tell a former colonized country what it can and can't do with it's resources?
Huh? "People"? The two groups you refer to don't overlap much.
Total energies control the project, they are a french company. EACOP is a company registered in Canary wharf London. This is western exploitation of a former colony.
@@owenbrewster6292 I agree with you completely.
My point was that the people who complain about colonization, and the inherent unfairness of it, are absolutely not the same people who are profiteering from intentionally exploiting a colonized country. They likely don't even have any overlap in friends.
@@owenbrewster6292EACOP is 60 percent owned by total so Ofc it’s registered there. Uganda didn’t have enough money to tape into this ressource. Nevertheless they managed to Own 15 percent plus taxes and job creation and 10 percent to Tanzania and the rest china. Uganda has way more oil in the east so they can use the money they make from this to use the other oil they have. What else do you want them to do??? You sit here criticising but I don’t see you coming up with better solutions.
@owenbrester6292 how is this exploitation, it’s the Uganda government which has allowed them to operate they didn’t come to Uganda by force. As an Africa it’s a pity we keep blaming the west for our problems. There is No African president who is from the west nor Parliamentarians they are all African. Our problem is corruption and greed among ourselves. It’s always easy to blame former colonizer. Ask yourself why is the GDP of India bigger than its former colonizer the UK? It’s because the leaders introduce policies which work. But in Africa it’s always easy blaming the west
It gives me immense joy seeing westerncentric msm negatively criticise such projects in Africa. It means Uganda gov't is doing pretty well. Kudos M7. Never waver!
is Al Jazeera western?
@@mukasaisaaq3074 Not Westerncentric by location but so by orientation
Okay, but no Ugandan company is in charge of exploiting this resource. Why are you happy about that?
@@moderatecanuck re-read my script!
Oh please, if only you know how many people are in jails, dead, since all this started because they are fighting for their lands, you wouldn't kudos him.
Uganda has the right to do what they need to do to develop their country
And by Uganda you mean the boundaries drawn by the whites in Berlin,coz the people themselves aren't benefiting infact it has brought more suffering to them! You don't make any sense
@@wangariwairimu1stCan you document for us this suffering it has allegedly brought.
@@regunreignz5273 are you deaf or blind ?🥴 What was the need of watching this documentary if you didn't get anything at all🙄! You just rashed here to comment for the sake of it? Those people who are not on compensation list for the land aren't affected? The wildlife?the person who's land is being flooded?the noise pollution? I can't waste time explaining to a damn person something that has been elaborated already!
but the person in charge is not the right petson
If that brutal dictator m7 gets his hands on that 15% oil share, he will rule Ugandan with are iron hands over 100+ years to come his now 40 years imagine with that kind of money💰 he will be untouchable
We as africans we cry for development,economic growth and jobs but we fight projects that deliver all that we need,not saying its perfect but a positive step towards that goal,why people complaining?this project is good for uganda ,east Africa and africa
Forget about energy transition because for more than 600 million africans energy transition means moving away from charcoal to gas and electricity by an mean necessary,give people access to electricity then talk of green energy or renewables but for now focus on development industrial and electricity generation
Exactly . How is aljazeera more concerned about Ugandans . You think this documentary was made to help these people . These complaints are just a pawn for these western countries to stop development in Africa
I don’t agree with you . Those projects only enrich a few people, especially elites. The people who are displaced from their ancestral land and relocated to villages constructed by the government will not benefit. They changed from happy people who owned a large land where they farmed to a poor community who live in a tight space with no stable source of income. The settlement where they stay look like a refugee camp. There is no space to roam and breathe and their privacy is compromised. Who wants to live like this for the rest of their lives?
Uganda is on the right track in East Africa the propaganda being broadcast is to ruin the future . They want African countries not to make its own decisions why not stop China Mega industry Arabia with the Desert . Good news for East Africa countries join hands and support this project.
I do highly agree with you but my heart is bleeding. Our people may have sacrificed so much for this but we may actually never ever benefit from this project. I feel like it has become more of a liability to us and we may end up paying these debts 10generations from now. I really want to be positive but l must say it is time we took action. Where are all the African countries. If they all 54 countries came together to develop this project wouldn’t we benefit more from it. African Leaders should wake up and rebuild this continent or we are headed for destruction.
How can Uganda benefit from its oil with 15% ownership where do you see development there. Use part of your brain while writing your message
If this is a sponsored documentary against oil drilling and refinery building in Uganda then I am afraid we can all see through it. Uganda has a right to use its resources however they see fit. Some people will be inconvenienced but overall Uganda will be in a better position.
They are simply rushing to steal
Which better position when the proceeds of the oil are already mortgaged off to China where the govt continues to get endless loans to embezzle?🙄🙄
Are you a ugandan at first place what do you know about the situation we the locals are passing though
Do you know how corrupt the Uganda government is? Ugandans will not benefit anything apart from m7 and his family
Uganda gets 15% of the profits of "their oil" only. Also, people don't get to see the profits of the oil. If any Ugandan profits, it's the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer. Total energy is a neocolonialistic partner.
The best thing that African countries could do is to start solving their own problems by developing local capacity no-mater how costly and stop consulting western mafia who will always take advantage of their ignorance or greed.
I happen to work with one of the hotel in Uganda called mestil hotel and residence every 2weeks total Uganda used to throw a cocktail party to its employees. The moral of the story these guys are just a disaster and disgrace to Uganda they are not there to work but to enjoy
From the word go ,Uganda should have owned all the oil and allow no foreign companies to take advantage.
Without foreign companies where would Uganda get the 10 billion. If it has failed to get the money for the construction of the refainary
Criticizing without suggestions of where to get the needed initial capital
Then they shd have left the oil there till they get the money. In millions of yrs to come
Hold it Aljazeera, what exactly is the problem that warrants an entire program? Is it Uganda exploiting oil resource? A long pipeline? Exporting crude oil? The proposed hybrid of exporting crude as well as refining for local ,regional and international markets? Is it that Uganda , once Lush green is investing in some catastophic "venture". For what this " investigative journalism" is, honestly what is the problem? Let me get it clear, so you have beef with a 'lengthy runway'measuring 3.5km. You may not know Entebbe is exactly that long. So what is it? Nuanced numbers of displaced persons? I will tell you, Uganda needs energy for domestic , commercial and industrial take off. As the debate rages about fossil fuel, and weather vagaries ravage entire settlements, this developing country is very much of energy. With strategic management, the resource will be a Godsend. As youth employment soars, and the country grapples with a myriad of challenges, we need a second international airport, we need jobs, we need petroleum to save on imports and earn the much needed revenue. We should be worrying about misappropriation of the returns, opportunistic Ugandans who , like the good student, lazily want from such ventures, want again and want some more. We are wary of the poor record of France and it's companies, who milk a cow while starving it. We are sick and tired of imperialist tendencies who will hide behind such propaganda when in reality you are with your own hidden agenda. Africa is tired! Uganda is on the move, notwithstanding such condescence. Bravo Uganda, Bravo, HE, on this one, forget the rouble rousers!
You didn’t get the point AJ is talking about, make you take pen and paper and write down the positive and negative things that has this giant energy cooperation, did you see what France did to West Africa, I bet you heard the uranium extraction for their energy supply, 15 west African countries plus their currencies, how many years, you do the math. One I will agree with African needs development, but I can’t take 15% of our resources when it is coming from us. Did you see the percentage they put out there, and many shady deals behind the close doors that public won’t be able to find out next century or so. AJ shades light on this issues and tells the audience or people what can be done in manner way, African is final battle once again but this time with pen and paper. Deal with it. Bill gates is in Africa now, have you heard of GM seeds. Btw I am East African citizen, I stand with citizens and fight for them, I rely on news, journalist and investigative journalists to do their best jobs, we need networks like AJ, this is absolutely helpful. So pls go help your fellow brothers and sisters before saying some shit about this networks. Please.
Pathetic attempt to debunk my concern. You are saying AJ cannot get it wrong. My point is simple and straight forward. Environmental hazards notwithstanding, Uganda has no option but to develop this resource. If you believe I missed the point, you need some more schooling to do proper, objective analysis!
Al jaz owned by qatar one of the largest oil and gas producers
Let all the peoples of the world to develop and prosper. Prosperity is the end goal for all mankind
It looks to me like Uganda has quite sensible leadership. They will export some oil for cash and refine some to fuel their own trucks and motorbikes. Hopefully they can avoid polluting those pristine areas around Lake Albert.
In the end Uganda will be just as poor as they started, no refinery, oil bled dry, and be a slave to debt.
@@PE773My fear as well.
Uganda is doing pretty well at keeping the environment safe from the oil
Thats a Giant HOPE in caps!!
So all African countries cant combine resources to start our own Oil refinery company?
Let's cut the crap "Africa"....it's about the cooperatives and individual gvt revenues
There's a documentary titled "Who benefits from oil and gas in Uganda?" on RUclips. It gives another Ugandan angle on this topic. It's worth a watch.
Uganda 🇺🇬 is on the move and small people will get hurt so that the country will prosper 🙏👑
Please open your eyes and look deeper into the situation. Do we actually own this oil anymore?
@@tehantalks2857 my eyes 👀 are very wide open eyes 👁️ u should invite me your Chanel and we talk to the people
In my view, a better compromise would be to continue with the project and to mitigate and remedy the adverse impacts instead of being defensive.
@@tehantalks2857yes, you do own the oil, the new roads, the economic activities in the new town, the skills and knowledge that will come. And the oil will likely be nationalized after total retain its investment. If two billionaire is created, he will help to further industrialized the country. You would be wise to go buy some land near by.
As a Ugandan , I can proudly say that this video is misrepresenting the overall benefits and the guidelines along with the protocol set aside to prevent any harm or disruption to the environment and the natives. But I can accept that this in the long run might affect the overall global climate change goals
I'm a Kenyan and for you to think that the problem in Africa is caused by white people is stupid.The reason why Africa is the way it is is all on we the inhabitants;we deserve the hate we get as Africans until we eradicate stupidity and greed within ourselves and as you can see we are not committed to that so being slaves isn't and will never be an exception but a priority 😢😢😢
Im english living in hoima people are happy about the project they all got some good money and houses built for them.
People all over the world use petroleum yet now its bad and ugandans cant extract their all.
Bunyoro tribe are not known for farming and utilising their land its good for the area.
These documentaries are completely biast the roads in the area are some of the best in uganda
kudus to Mr. Kamuntu the CFO, very confident
Traitors for their own benefit. It's a shame if he doesn't see the positives of this project.
I like how the thieves in suits all speak the same language of lies. Truly fascinating.
So people busking in oil money don't want others to benefit from the same. Foolishness.
Uganda - just like all countries in the global south has a right to develop. This right is supreme to individual rights on trivial matters like access to grazing land and quarreling over the size of compensation given to individuals. We shall never surrender our collective right to development, just because of selfish interests of some misguided individuals. Those guys complaining about housing were living in grass-thatched shanty structures which can’t be described as proper dwelling places for humans.
Aljazeera shd cover the lives these beneficiaries were living before being relocated and compare it with how they are living now. Otherwise, it remain as just another propaganda mouthpiece that’s hellbent on ensuring that Ugandans are left in perpetual poverty.
Shame on you!!!
Meanwhile, the ones criticizing Uganda over environmental protection are the same people involved in almost every war worldwide, they're busy poisoning water resources and air while at the same time they're invading some countries for oil. Oil reserves were just discovered in Gaza, so there's that. USA is looting oil from Syria in the part they're currently forcefully occupying.
As a Ugandan what you are saying is how many cultures and indigenous humans are WIPED off of this planet! First of all, what is “shanty” to you is actually how Ugandans have lived for a long time. This is sustainable, “off-grid” living at its finest. Working with the land and living in “shanty” houses which are actually sustainable buildings with natural cooling AND doesn’t kill the earth to create.
Also as an American, how do you think many of the industrial areas we have are how they are today? Families were either paid a laughable compensation, or FORCED out of homes that have been in families for generations.
There must be a BALANCE, and first and foremost, they must work with the people who have been on these lands forever. Money means nothing when your culture, and essential the whole nation is just an African Texas where oil rigs and fracking everywhere.
Last time I checked, all of these remote villages aren’t polluting the planet or harming anyone.
Compensation is ongoing but let's not forget that some few Ugandans will always fight development. Like you heard in the video the guys were offered money . They simply refused to take it with hopes of getting more by making noise.
Let's not forget that the project is already running on less money . Spending more on compensation of which these people are expecting to build wealth off compensation ,
No man builds wealth off money given . Activists have proven that . I have never seen a rich activist. Unless they made money fast then became activists.
Like American it made money off slavery they fought for the lives of slaves. Made money out of industrialisation and now when others want to get on board it's affecting the climate 😂😂. Abeh cut us some slack
The Arabs are like that😂😂😂😂😂...I saw how they tried to flame Museveni
@@niveanangobi489 you are right, I wanted to reply the person who commented before you but I was like, nah just move on. I personally have participated in a few government compensations and I can assure you that some Ugandans really hate development. I'm not going to give specific examples for confidentiality purposes but there's a project I know of funded by World Bank in western Uganda, people were compensated fully to relocate to other places but when it was time to move, they waited for a moment when World Bank officials were visiting the project area and started mourning about how they used the money for other personal things. Some were given more than 600m Ugandan shillings and went for trips abroad, married more wives, bought several high class vehicles and by the time they came to their senses, the money was gone and they're stuck with those vehicles in the village. But they're the same people sabotaging development which is so needed to uplift the economy of that area. How selfish of them! Another example is northern Uganda where the machinery on the site was burned to ashes and contractors survived being lynched. Yet this type of project has already been embraced by some districts in Uganda and the positive results are being felt. We had to engage their leaders who sometimes also complain that their people have been neglected by the government to coerce them into accepting the project, but can you imagine that! That someone has to first coerce you into accepting development in your area and yet you're the same people who are complaining that other regions are being considered while you're being left behind? Some Ugandans are very complicated, I could give you more examples but let me stop here. But the development has to move on because let's not forget that the collective west that loves to complain about the environment has attacked some countries for their oil, an example is Syria right now where USA is robbing oil in broad day light and have refused to leave after the Syrian president told them that they're not welcome
The activist complaining about poverty is blind i think. I visited Hoima in our trip as a university this September, the roads, resettlement homes, airport and community income supporting projects that have been built there are enough to them out of poverty once the project is complete. Having good roads means they can access markets to trade and become rich. As a Ugandan and I think the activist was given money by foreigners to make noise just.
That's what people who hate development behave. They behave as if they care for future when their own past and present is pathetic and full of ignorance brother.
The idea is VERY GOOD, but the implementation is wrong. You are speaking because its not your Land. It will soon come to bite the government in the ASS. very soon. The government should have just paid them well because the government is to reap well more than the populous there
How can u a mere visitor to Hoima claim the man is rich when he the actual affected person is saying otherwise 😮
as long as the System dont change that Region is going to be the same .let me ask you have you ever being relocated? do you know what it means ? do the people in that Region gain anything or the money dissappiars in someone else's pocket??
That’s why Uganda needs a person like Ibrahim Traore!
Who is that even ?
Fossil fuel extraction has never come without violations on both human and environment
I’m actually inclined to believe that this East African community agenda is not just hot air but also hollow. Why should Uganda be borrowing money from the Global north countries to facilitate projects that can foster development within the community. What’s the rationale for the community then if they can’t fund a prosperous project like this one.
Those EAC countries are also have an ongoing projects in their countries. and Low on cash, that is why.
They have no cash and too much debt! Mainly because of no reinvestment into infrastructure and agricultural- and trying to jump into oil when the country has no financial foundation. Otherwise they would fund themselves. But as an Ugandan don’t think the president has his people in best interest.
I had come here to answer but the reply did a good job
So let's allow Total and the Chinese build for us. Yes they will take some for themselves but hey did we think they were God to work for free 😂
You can't pay for a refinery with 2 pigs and some cassava...
Uganda has the right to use its own resources
That's a very good development for the east Africa
If at this stage they are experiencing challenges like this, they should brace up for more in the future, they should come and ask of what Nigerian citizens in the oil areas are facing without any compensation, or fake politicized compensations. The best for Uganda is to control their wealth by themselves else there will be future resource curse
I am happy.....many countries around the world have developed by exploiting their resources..So they should not be restricted
Did Total pay Al Jazeera to this doc? It's very clear that what President Museveni is doing is for the good of Ugandans. Uganda is a land locked country and having a refinery will be immensely beneficial for the country.
Do they have the refinery now?
As a Canadian Ugandan based in Alberta I must say the oil field has had immense challenges over the last 6 years or more people lost their jobs et I don’t feel that Uganda is ready to invest in such a huge sector without showing the 5 year strategic plan
I think Aljzeera should mind there own business on Uganda 🇺🇬
What's wrong with you? Aljazeera cares about you and the globe. Think twice before next time.
Using ignorance people to fight development in our Country.
many people from bulisa oil besin were not compensated. just forcibly internally displaced and many are now refugees living under terrible conditions in camps
How will aljezira help u??
When a nation state or leader uses it's natural resources to better the status of its people is development....🇿🇲💯💯💯❤️
I don't buy this report. Yes, developing safety practices for the communities is mandatory, but don't stop. In my opinion, they don't want Africa to become the next superpower. Here in the U.S, us African Americans are road blocked in as many ways as they can think of when we strive for greatness. They even use our own people against us to support their agendas. I am in full support of Uganda to do everything in their power to be self sufficient as possible. Africa, African Americans, and all brown people in the world are hated on when striving to be successful. I am also proud of Uganda for being a spiritual country by rejecting the alphabet community demands with rights. All mighty Allah is with Uganda and the people of Uganda who don't back down to my country here in the U.S and other major developed countries.
Am Ugandan in Uganda and not a supporter of the current government but this Documentary has a lot of inaccuracies. I guess the USA wants to bring some "democracy" here. Pliz leave Uganda alone, we shall manage ourselves the way we see fit.
For example 10:27 this man is speaking a language from a far area than that where the oil business is taking place!
Africans have had education for more than 50 years but can't drill our own fuel ⛽ i sometimes think we deserve the injustices we get
May Allah remove all problems trabules of yuganda people may Allah grant them good president may allah remove poverty of yuganda people Ameen ya rabul aalameen
I aggree let Uganda be supported in this project. #it will benefit the region in long run . Let look further
There is no doubt that the oil and gas sector is transforming Uganda. The reality on ground is that the Project affected household’s quality of life has tremendously improved and household incomes enhanced because of the livelihood restoration programmes implemented.
That is what I suspect. I think the issue is building the refinery AND guaranteeing maintenance.
But we as Ugandans do we benefit from oil mining
Noo it's only museveni and family got 15 %
God bless M7.. may he live long.. Uganda is safe with him..
Even with all this suffering of the affected people, the 15% share that Uganda has is actually going straight to museveni's house hold, not in anyway will Ugandans benefit from it!
Just like how they have been stealing taxpayers money to buy themselves houses in Europe and open business out there fir the last 40 years of the dictatorship and gun rule.
If you meet the families of people who have been kidnapped and fed to the crocodiles.
If you see the kids, wives, husbands, mothers of the people they have shot dead you will shed tears.
If only you could know that even the people you have been interviewing in the new ministry of petroleum are museveni's family members.
Do you know that museveni says he is not leaving power because he doesn't want to leave "his oil" in the hands of another person?
So according to him the oil is not for Ugandans, it is his!!!
What do you think of a president that borrows money for his own family benefits and the citizens of Uganda have to pay the loans?
For the 40 years dictatorship, Uganda have accumulated a loan that even it's grand children will have to pay for!
Do you know how many people are dieing everyday due to luck of medicine in the poor health facilities of Uganda?
Are you aware that we lose close to 200 women in labor wards everyday due to poor health facilities!
The dictators daughter was flew away to Germany to give birth to her baby, while other mother's are losing their lives because her father has been stealing taxpayers money and no work done to appreciate the citizens!
As of now even a Ugandan baby that is still in her mother's womb has a loan of $1000 to pay, it is the money museveni has been embezzling for years.
By the way this comment of the "truth" I have put here can bring my life to an end.
In Uganda if you talk about the injustices you die, if you don't talk about it you still die.
They have killed everything that looks as a threat to them including former friends!
They have silenced many people with good sums of money!
The economy has died, people are getting poorer everyday! Museveni believes the poor people are easy to lead so he has managed to keep check of poverty in Uganda.
UGANDANS, WE NEED TO UNITE AND RIOT AND BRING THIS JUNTA DOWN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
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Be brief next time
This is lazy journalism;all the Peaple interviewed claiming to project persons have been exposed to be lying before ;it would b nice to look for over 6000 happy people who got all thier money & nice houses
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Africa is the only continent that cant mine its own resources
the global north should let Uganda be. the north has thrived on our sweat for so long and are scared we are breaking free. the reporter presents a picture of despair and gloom when talking about displacement of people to clear way for pipeline and refinery forgetting that our grandfathers were taken by force and at no cost to slavery.
The government of Uganda should bring this video down at the soonest.
I hear Kabale....Let Africa develop
Am a Ugandan and Our village home was replaced by the road towards the oil centres, we recieved a handsome compesation and used it to buy bigger lands and more businesses. Sometimes things arent as they appear, i petty those that have lost their livelihoods but sometimes its down to peoples expectations vs true reality and value of their assets. All our neighboring residents were compesated well
That storyline doesn't align with Aljazeera's intentions so instead they twist the truth. Let the Islamic countries and China in.
Uganda should get closer to the Chinese and the Arabs and forget about the Europeans.
U did not hear to this documentary , even the Chinese are taking money from Uganda, the north
And Arabs even worse they are racist
@@ANIMATION_YT520 China is considered to be part of the Global South.
It's about management.....
@@ANIMATION_YT520 well they can't work for free
Why let Europeans tell y’all anything on yo own resources, when has Uganda ever said anything bout big companies in Europe who contribute 90% of worlds pollution
Personally, I just pray that no oil is found under or near my land. So help me God 🙏🙏
This is why I always say Africa can make noise without any technical knowledge you can’t go know where with your resources. You will talk talk but at the end of the day do nothing 😮
Here's the true issue..... this oil 🛢 it's not in Uganda but in congo.... see the dilemma 😢.... Uganda has been used by the US to plunder the congo for over 30 years now, but all this will end one day..... God will remember the DR CONGO one day sooner or later 🙏🏽
@africaismyorigin5478 nope, my dear, is in congo. This is why the US won't let Uganda profit from it because the whole project is a fraud 😒
Nonsense
You are fightting Uganda. If it is in congo, why don't u build your own refinery
@user-mq9cc3nu1z I have clearly said that the US has been using Uganda for years to plunder the Congo 🇨🇩...so Uganda, like all black countries in the universe, is not allowed to have any form of 'independent economy... ..I just don't understand how you think the US is going to build a refinery in Uganda 🙄🙄... They are just using you to clean up their own images.
But yes, you have neither the means nor the technology to build a refinery... that's it..... I'm not trying to hurt you. I'm just being real to you.... anyway, this oil is in congo 🇨🇩
If Uganda and Tanzania are going to receive only 15 % then t they should stop the drilling of the oil period
15 percent is for the money to invest not the earnings
We've to sacrifice for better future
This is exactly why total is being sent out of west africa . They have drilled for many years but west african countries are still the poorest . I dont think equity is going to be practiced in east Africa.
Africa is well on it way to be the greatest.
No amount of propaganda can stop it.
The oil pipelines have been laid Uganda 👑👑
But the locals are not serious , you are moved from a grass house to a decent house and you are complaining , this poor mentality is why africa is taking time to grow
Well done documentary
I just have to ask aljazeera , how many skyscrapers does Qatar have , how much money did the country spend just to host a world cup, please keep your opinions to the global North and focus on helping people to expand their knowledge and resource building
am a ugandan but there is human violation in uganda
Every time i hear the west involvement, my mind thinks of unfairness and injustices.... What are we going to do?!?!? God save the black nation 🙏🏿
Yes my President
God bless musevenis plans 🙏🏽 as a zimbabwean i hope it goes well
How did it go with mugabe? They’re all the same. Museveni is worse
The bad side of all media platforms.... You broadcast in favor of your sponsors... But uganda can be with or without... Your concerns
We know what you guys are up to. We have the right to do what we want as uganda
Uganda's oil exploration has really disturbed guys from the Global North. 😂😂😂😂
The powerful giants have the potential to extract whatever they need from Africa easily. They know how to calculate every single move and how to manipulate the Leaders as well as the public in defending their interests. Most of the time they win Long term.
I think Africa should start by finding out how prosperous oil rich countries like Saudi Arabia are handling the oil business, because I'm sure this powerful oil companies are not involved. We may be unknowingly claiming a very small portion of the huge profits generated by this valuable oil reserves.
My Uganda, oh my dear Uganda
The west will go to legth to esure that africa remains in povery and undre developed. The west has explored oil for decades and when a poor contry discovers huge oil reservs that they want to explore, the west brings up climate change issues...this hypocracy, greed and selfishness. I support Uganda to mine their oil as they please to bring the population out of poverty
250,000 barrels is such a tiny amount of oil for the amount of damage to the environment. This same country will likely regret this decision especially considering the reserves will only last a couple decades. Going into that much debt for that little money will only lead to the leaders of the country stealing from the public. Seems like a horrid investment.
Thank God And Jesus Himself in Kenya 🇰🇪 we don't have this problem of "mineral resources"..it is a curse to developing nations.Love my Country 🇰🇪.
We now do.Huge deposits of coltan have been discovered. The same mineral that is bringing problems in Eastern DRC.
Why cant they criticize oil drilling in the North Sea...
The global north should just stop over production of unnecessary things for luxurious life styles in their industries, the over industrialized capitalistic north is the problem here. Producing more than the world needs ,millionaires chasing more millions and billions .
Dangote's oil refinery in Nigeria had a cost of 20B USD. The EACOP pipeline is around 4B USD. It's just not an economically viable option to build a refinery in Uganda. So finding partners for a joint venture is a challenge.
Have you considered the size of the refinery Dangote is building and its capacity?
Afrocentrist have myopic brains. You need to get the oil out and start earning hard currency then you discussed refinery later...it takes 10 years to build one and most investors won't like to invest their money in a socialist country that will confiscate the refinery tomorrow due to silly political disputes.
Dangote's is inflated with kick backs and money laundering.
Refineries are very expensive to build,also uganda doesn't have that much oil . It simple doesn't make financial sense
An angry man never chooses what comes on his plate,he eats whatever is available. So as augandan anything that can improve our statusqou is welcome.
Close suez/Panama canals to preserve the environment if you are real men
In uganda we are experiencing climate change in unimaginable manner, all because of global north,so now and now we urge them to change the course.
Unbelievable, they get poorer then before! The same story as in the West. Only some people get richer.
In my view, a better compromise would be to continue with the project and to mitigate and remedy the adverse impacts instead of being defensive.
I really do pitty with the project-affected population, I hope that we will find an amicable, generally accepted solution. However, I find it non-sense upon stilt when the West start to question Africa's carbon contribution while we know countries in the West that produce a huge chunk of carbon in the environment in the name of "pollute and develop first".
We need to identify a balance on how, as African countries, we can develop more responsibly with the resources we have within our borders, ensuring that we are not infringing on human rights and negatively inpacting our environment. Renewable energy is a technology under development and we can't wait for it for Africa to develop. There has to be some transition plans.
Looks pretty sunny over there. Solar powered electricity should be cheap and available to everyone. The problem is that selling solar energy isn’t very profitable.
Hopefully in the future we value people and our imaginations more than non-renewable materials.
While on some instance I agreed with you totally, will also say that global north countries has done great to show the World what is obtainable to human development and should not be punished either for the use for what was available until better tech method is discovered.....I think also the development sought by rich countries trickled down and were shared in advanced product that are enjoyed in Global South countries and Africa. so Global North in my view sacrificed, gave and risked and should not held accountable for effect on climate without wholly embracing the view that held all Nations of the World responsible.
These people behind this project they don't care about nature, people's lives. Neither anything......
Heartless...... People caring about their projects only.
Wat a shame........
Human are no longer humans
Are these guys serious? You want Uganda not to exploit the resources it has, develop it's infrastructure, promote a new industry and widen it's economic base and improve the lives of it's citizens. So you can feel good and some natives who don't understand development can still live in abject poverty and drag the whole country behind. These guys who tell us, that we should continue to languish in poverty and misery while they can't stop crying when their governments try to cut off giving free stuff to their poor. I'll believe those people when they go live in a bush and earn a living as a peasant without financial help from their governments
The world is built on oil.
Change is not always as bad as it seems
you must continue to be dependent that what they wish for Uganda ...somebody about to bring "democracy."
I see people talk about how Uganda has the right to develop. Yes it does by all means. But the begging question is by whom? The global south whose neo colonialist agenda so called Globalisation has guaranteed that the global south never know what true development is.
The west will never and has never developed Africa in its true form. Does a few infrastructure here and there mean development.
Real development begins with industrialization driven by local interest and funding.
My country Uganda 😢😢😢
10:50 these people should atleast be greatful to their govt for giving them houses. Other govts don't do so
You have no idea of what you are talking about!
Lets just be honest Humanity is determined to answer to the fermi paradox
Wow,thank you alzareera!.am Ugandan.thank you..
Why squeezing soo much Total? Imagine, you call someone an activist who himself look like a problem himself!!! Those are the people who are used to keep Uganda undeveloped. Those people in that region are just money hungry! Propaganda only.
Europe has many oil pipelines under the sea beds but Africa can't even build one.
Aren't those major environmental risks also ?
What a bunch of hypocrites. !
Uganda has great leadership, let Africa develop.
Talk about the Arab world the only depends on Oil