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Uganda
Ebola ravages gold sector

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A general view of an open-pit gold mine in Mubende district.
A general view of an open-pit gold mine in Mubende district. © James Akena/Reuters

The latest outbreak of the deadly disease that began in early September has struck at the heart of Uganda's mostly artisanal gold production and slowed down extraction, trade and refining, whether legal or not.

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