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
  • Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered the suspension of the Target Malaria program led by Bill Gates.
  • The program aimed to mitigate malaria spread through the release of genetically engineered mosquitoes.
  • The government announced the destruction of all related samples in the country.
  • Criticism of the initiative includes ethical concerns about environmental and ecological implications.