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Ugandans fear curse of oil wealth as it threatens to blight 'pearl of Africa'

2013-12-29 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Most of Uganda's oil is in the Albertine Graben region in the west of the country, an expanse of lush green vegetation that is home to about half of Africa's bird species. There are also baboons, antelopes and elephants. A visit to Murchison Falls, one of five national parks in the region and the biggest game reserve in Uganda, reminds one why Winston Churchill thought the nation was the pearl of Africa. But tucked away behind all this startling beauty are 13 oil wells, right inside the national...

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