Uganda’s shea nut trees under threat as charcoal favoured instead of beauty creams

Njoroge Muigai & Anne Okumu

BBC News, Koboko

BBC Mustafa Gerima squats and puts his hands on a pile of shea nutsBBC

Mustafa Gerima, nicknamed “Mr Shea”, wants Ugandans to understand the value of shea nuts

A former biology teacher-turned-environmentalist is on a crusade in Uganda to save the once-flourishing trees…

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