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Burkina Faso says no to Bill Gates’ plan of creating modified species of mosquitoes
Burkina Fasos military government under Ibrahim Traoré has ordered the immediate halt of an initiative backed by US billionaire Bill Gates to employ genetically modified insects to cure malaria and other mosquito-borne ailments
The organisation added that “ On 11 August 2025, one small-scale release of non-gene drive genetically modified male bias mosquitoes took place successfully, in accord with terms and conditions of the ANB and ANEVE permits.” Since seizing power in 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s administration has increasingly sought to limit foreign involvement in domestic policy, particularly projects tied to high-profile Western philanthropists such as Bill Gates. The decision marks a significant setback for genetic approaches to malaria eradication, raising broader questions about how far Africa is willing to embrace radical biotechnology in the fight against its deadliest disease.
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