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/irascible_Clown 20h ago

She was there during Blaise Compaoré reign back in 2011 and it seems like they have made no progress since then.

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u/Kryptonicus 18h ago

Don't be so quick to say no progress. There has been two successful coups and two unsuccessful coup attempts since 2011!

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u/SimmentalTheCow 6h ago

Six more and they get a free Slushie!

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u/ReammyA55 6h ago

Thomas Sankara was the only one doing things for Burkina Faso and its people. Trying to make it independent from any outside intervention and autonomous. See what that got him. The ones who pushed and helped to get him killed put up Compaoré and that's that. Puppet state for outside interests.