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

At least 18 dead and more still missing after landfill site collapses in Uganda News Ad

A vast landfill site collapsed in Uganda’s capital city on Friday, killing at least 18 people, the Red Cross said. Eighteen was the latest number reported by the nonprofit on Sunday as searches drew on for people who still had not been accounted for, but Uganda Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja said later that it had … Read more