Biodiversity meeting bears little fruit for DR Congo, Uganda
Rachel Nyaboranzi Bamoninga, a delegate for the Democratic Republic of Congo, speaks to fellow delegates during the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 19, 2022. PHOTO | ANDREJ IVANOV | AFP
African countries are lamenting the outcome of the recent conference on the protection of endangered species, suggesting the drawn pact was bent to suit certain developed countries.
And the finger of blame pointed at the president of the conference in particular for what African delegations claimed was a twisted procedure to suit Beijing.
