r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 23h ago

Biotechnology Burkina Faso says no to Bill Gates’ plan of creating modified species of mosquitoes

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/burkina-faso-says-no-to-bill-gates-plan-of-creating-modified-species-of-mosquitoes/xyk7xm8
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u/Opulent-tortoise 20h ago

Yeah Traore isn’t big on actually accomplishing things he’s big on talking a big game and exploiting anti-west rubes. Self-sufficiency is totally fine (and good!) but you have to actually do it and not just dismantle your own country while saying you’re doing it and becoming dependent on Chinese infrastructure and Russian mercenaries.

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u/BannedBenjaminSr 19h ago

China builds infrastructure America bombs infrastructure. Not sure why Russia though

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u/buckX 19h ago

Building infrastructure in Africa is probably the aim of 10% of US charities, and comes with no strings attached. China builds mortgaged infrastructure then repos the country's assets.

Unfounded anti-west bias like this is exactly the problem that caused this stupidity.