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Experts urge regional approach to sustainable charcoal production

“Let’s stop lying to ourselves; charcoal is not going anywhere soon,” said Phosiso Sola, CIFOR’s team lead Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environmental experts want a unified regional approach and sustainable production mechanisms to solve the persistent charcoal concerns in sub-Saharan Africa. Charcoal remains deeply entrenched in the household …

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Karamoja battling surge in severe malnutrition in children

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities at Moroto Regional Referral Hospital have raised concern over a surge in cases o severe acute malnutrition among children across the Karamoja sub-region. According to a hospital report, severe acute malnutrition has increased by 12.5% in the last 10 months. The hospital has treated …

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🟥 CHAMPS LEAGUE FINAL: PSG 5 Inter 0

At the end of a final that they dominated from start to finish, Paris Saint-Germain have written the most beautiful page in their history in Munich on this Saturday evening. Beating Inter Milan 5-0, the Rouge et Bleu are now sitting on top of Europe, having won their first Champions …

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Xi signs order on awarding military scientific research

BEIJING | Xinhua | Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to release the regulations on awarding military scientific research. The new document, which will take effect on July 1, aims to implement the strategy of strengthening the armed forces through science and technology and …

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Cedric Babu Ndilima is dead

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Cedric Babu Ndilima, son of former Minister Francis Babu, is dead, his family has confirmed. He had been admitted with heart problems, and a drive to raise sh1.5 billion for further treatment had been initiated. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Cedric Babu …

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Makerere mourns Prof Derek Pomeroy

He joined Makerere University in 1969 and carried out research on marabou storks. Prof Pomeroy once served as the director of Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources and was once a member of Uganda Conservation society board. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Derek Pomeroy, a researcher focusing on …

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