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Burkina Faso shuts down Bill Gates-backed mosquito project over safety, ethical concerns
Burkina Faso shuts down Bill Gates-backed mosquito project over safety, ethical concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 25, 2025

The decision abruptly ends a programme that had been running in the country since 2012 and had placed Burkina Faso at the centre of global research on...

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