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In Uganda, a multibillion-dollar oil project is impacting locals' health and livelihood

Communities living in the middle of a large energy project along one of Africa’s largest lakes complain that the effects of the construction are creating stress and illness.

Willem Marx reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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