r/technology 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/HBC_Hair 18h ago

The comments are astroturfed by accounts pushing russian propaganda.

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/russias-growing-footprint-africa

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u/dltacube 9h ago

Ah yea, they’ve got time now that the US is between election cycles.

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u/HBC_Hair 9h ago

They're multiplying like mosquitoes in a tire pile.