People & Power: A Crude Mistake? Uganda’s Fight For Oil and Climate Justice

1x49min film for Al Jazeera English by Outsider Television

In this documentary, People & Power investigates what major new oil projects in Uganda mean for the country, its people and the environment.

As nations gather for COP28, one issue is expected to expose deep divisions between the Global North - largely responsible for the ravages of global warming - and the aspirations of developing countries in the South, who must deal with the consequences.

In 2023, final approval was granted for the construction of what will be the longest heated oil pipeline in the world, the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline. But will the people of Uganda gain any benefit from the controversial exploitation of their oil – and can any such profits be seen to balance out the environmental damage to the country? People & Power investigates.

Dir: Callum Macrae
Prod: Mark Williams
Exec Prod: Rafi Mustafa