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556:Lake Albert
552:Lake Edward
537:hippopotami
535:, buffalo,
504:Congo River
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443:in Uganda.
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365:overgrazing
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302:East Africa
258:Tributaries
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1541:Nile basin
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1247:White Nile
761:18 January
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619:16 January
566:References
448:Bundibugyo
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340:district,
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210:30°27′46″E
207:01°15′45″N
128:29°36′04″E
125:00°08′25″S
1436:Transport
1304:Capital:
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789:The Nile
525:hornbill
484:pastoral
458:and the
68:DR Congo
59:Location
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1167:Katonga
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841:of the
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480:Bakonjo
466:, DRC.
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417:Ishango
393:Central
338:Ntoroko
320:in the
298:Central
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104:Ishango
18:Semliki
1457:Health
1369:Energy
1197:Muzizi
1187:Lugogo
1177:Kidepo
1162:Kagera
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