NORWAY EXPLOITING AFRICA

The Norwegian salmon farming industry devastates West African wildlife, food production and the economy. That's according to European environmental group Feedback's recent investigation.

Among the world's top 20 farmed fish producers, 11 are in Norway. One of those is Mowi, which has established processing plants in Mauritania to turn wild fish into fishmeal and fish oil to feed farmed salmon in the world's largest farmed fish operation.

It doesn't help that Mauritania established a so-called 'free zone,' which offers incentives to foreign investors. That includes tax breaks, customs exemptions, and access to Mauritania's infrastructure and services.

The free zone's activities have devastated livelihoods and the environment in neighbouring Senegal, the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. This is why Ghana's first leader, Kwame Nkrumah, warned African countries against doing business with foreigners before uniting on a continent-wide vision.

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