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/Sensitive-Orange7203 8h ago

Russia has also been running massive anti west disinformation campaigns in the Sahel for years

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u/PsychologicalSet8678 7h ago

It's not disinformation when you live in a country that was colonized and pillaged by the west. Many of the people were looking for alternatives to western powers for years.

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u/Sensitive-Orange7203 7h ago

It was disinformation, they would post about Russia helping out the Sahel by giving them weapons and military gear and post unrelated images from years ago as proof. Just plain false disinfo