Image: Namers of baby gorillas pose for a group photo at Kwita Izina event in Kinigi, Musanze District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Beyond the naming: Why Africa must own its biodiversity economy
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- The item recalls the author naming a mountain gorilla at Rwanda’s Kwita Izina event.
- It argues that Africa should take ownership of the economic value created by its biodiversity.
Four years ago, the writer stood at the foothills of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and gave a mountain gorilla her name. The moment took place during the Kwita Izina event in Kinigi, Musanze District.
The gorilla had been born on Sept. 13, 2021, to Igitangaza of the Mutobo family. The short account uses that personal encounter to introduce a broader argument: Africa should own and shape the economy built around its biodiversity, rather than remain only the setting for its celebration.
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