Charcoal Ban Drives Up Prices in Uganda, Putting Small Businesses in a Bind – Newsad

Charcoal Ban Drives Up Prices in Uganda, Putting Small Businesses in a Bind – Newsad

KAMPALA, UGANDA — Gertrude Arineitwe spreads out her green polythene bag at the charcoal shelter. The charcoal seller, a woman from whom Arineitwe has bought charcoal for the past four years and who has become a friend, empties a spadeful of charcoal into the bag. Black dust wafts in the air. Soot-colored pieces fall into … Read more