UG@60: Barkcloth, Uganda's valuable export

Uganda first gave the world its barkcloth when Arabs bought it from Buganda to take it to the coast of Mombasa, Zanzibar and Pemba.

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The bark cloth is one of the oldest fabrics known to mankind. File photo

By NewVision Reporter

Journalists @NewVision

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Uganda is celebrating 60 years of Independence on October 9th this year. It is time to reflect on the country’s contribution to the world because what Uganda is known for,

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