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John Okot

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Uganda
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Covers:  Science (& climate change- just transitions, net zero, food systems, climate justice), economics and development
Ugandan Journalist | Danida fellow. Interests: energy, climate change, economics & development; email: ojkenplus@gmail.com; @NUMEC_media (Comms)

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Ugandan journalist. Interests : Science, environment, human rights, economics & development.

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US tightens sanctions on Sudan over alleged chemical weapons use

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By John Okot Verified
| tndnewsuganda.com
The United States has imposed a second round of sanctions on Sudan over allegations that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) used prohibited chemical weapons during the country’s civil war, escalating pressure on the military leadership despite Khartoum’s continued denial of the accusations.
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Saving shea: How a Ugandan woman is turning waste into clean energy Original

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By John Okot Verified, John OkotPublished
| Al Jazeera English Verified
Alebtong, Uganda – When Lucy Everlyn Atim returned home after six years working as a child rights activist in South Sudan’s refugee settlements, her favourite shea tree was gone. Known locally as moyao, the tree had shaped her childhood. Every morning, she and her friends gathered beneath its branches to eat its sweet, creamy fruit before walking to school. Its disappearance was not an isolated loss. Across northern Uganda, many more shea trees had been cut down for charcoal.
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Cerrojazo informativo en Uganda: el jefe militar e hijo del presidente ordena el cierre de los principales medios de comunicación del país

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By John Okot Verified
| El País Verified
En la madrugada del domingo 28 de junio, James (nombre ficticio) estaba editando un artículo cuando notó algo inusual: el canal en directo de YouTube de la página web de NTV estaba desconectado. A las ocho de la mañana, mientras se preparaba para ir a la redacción, situada en las oficinas en Kampala de Nation Media Group (NMG) recibió una llamada telefónica urgente. —No te molestes en venir a la oficina —le advirtió un compañero con voz angustiada—. Te lo explicaré mejor por Telegram.
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