As the world talks about moving towards renewable energy, many African countries are trying to take advantage of new fossil fuel discoveries, with the help of multinational companies. In Uganda, a showdown over an oil pipeline in the west is putting environmental and social justice advocates against the government, which argues that it’s time for African countries to benefit from fossil fuels, too. The World’s Halima Gikandi reports from Hoima, Uganda.
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