UAE Kimberley Process Chair visits Uganda to garner support for the Global Initiative
Bin Sulayem meets with Uganda’s Office of the President and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to discuss Kimberley Process.
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This gold mine was shut during WWII. Now is operating again
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