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Extracting Salt In Uganda's Lake Katwe

Mining the precious commodity is hazardous work

In Uganda, thousands of people extract salt in Lake Katwe, a crater deep inside Queen Elizabeth National Park in the country's Western region. The BBC's Patience Atuhaire looks into the danger of mining the salt.

The Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has said he accepts the verdict of the people, after his shock election defeat by his ninety-two year old former mentor, Mahathir Mohammad.

And we hear from a Zambian woman who has lost an arm after being attacked by a crocodile and went ahead with her wedding, just five days later.

53 minutes

Last on

Thu 10 May 201804:06GMT

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  • Thu 10 May 201804:06GMT