Oghenekome Otobo-Egwebe
Pronouns: She/Her
Research Mentor(s): Kelly Askew
Research Mentor School/College/Department: DAAS/Anthropology / LSA
Program: UROPF
Session: Session 3 (11:00am – 11:50am)
Authors: Kelly Askew, Oghenekome Otobo-Egwebe
Abstract
My research project (Violations Against Indigenous Africa) began as a way to spread awareness of evictions and land grabbing among the Maasai people of Tanzania. However, over the past few years, it has spread and expanded to over 80 cases about a wide array of people and communities across Africa whose rights are being infringed upon. Cases commonly belong to one or more of 7 main categories: Conservation, Agribusiness, Infrastructure, Refugee Crises, Mining, Farmer Conflicts, and Urban Expansion. These issues hinder individuals and communities in Africa. This research project helps to spread awareness about these issues so as to provide support to the people who are adversely affected by these issues. This is done by publishing detailed case studies on both our website and other social media platforms. We are constantly looking out for new case studies as well as posting regular updates on ongoing ones. My case study this semester was about the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, a development project by TotalEnergies that will run from Uganda to Tanzania. It is proposed to be 1443 km long and will be the longest heated pipeline in the world when built. However, this pipeline will pass through numerous communities and households and is estimated to affect about 100,000 people in Uganda and Tanzania.
