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Canada’s neocolonialism in Africa continues its efforts to expand

“Angry lions are rushing out to grab whatever's remaining out there without any ethics or moral or respect for humanity and the planet."

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Jeremy Appel
Jun 19, 2023
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The Okavango Delta is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the border of Namibia and Botswana. (Flickr/José Rambaud)

Efforts by ReconAfrica, a deceptively named Vancouver-based mining company, to drill for oil in land adjacent to a sensitive UNESCO World Heritage Site on the border of Namibia and Botswana, appear to be coming up dry.

ReconAfrica had previously…

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