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Government bans sale of charcoal

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    The government of Mauritania has banned the sale of charcoal to preserve the environment in this largely semi-arid country, AFP said quoting a cabinet minister.

    During a sensitisation tour of the interior on Monday, Minister of Rural Development Mohamed Ould Sid’Ahmed Lekhall told rural populations they had to protect the few remaining forests by stopping logging for charcoal production.

    While the government is urging the public to use gas for domestic needs, the price for a 12-kg cylinder has risen 30 percent.

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