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In the Heart of the Gulf of Guinea, a Multi-Millionaire Pays the Population to Preserve the Unknown "Paradis" of Principle

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"I have just received the first instalment of the payment: 900 dobras (about 36 euros), it is clearly not a salary, but it will do the job," exclaimed Ermelindo Mendes, a 23-year-old technician in his village of Monte Alegre, on the green heights of the island of the Gulf of Guinea. The initiative was set up by the South African tech entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, who has been developing for more than 10 years a model of ecotourism reserved for…

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"I have just received the first instalment of the payment: 900 dobras (about 36 euros), it is clearly not a salary, but it will do the job," exclaimed Ermelindo Mendes, a 23-year-old technician in his village of Monte Alegre, on the green heights of the island of the Gulf of Guinea. The initiative was set up by the South African tech entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, who has been developing for more than 10 years a model of ecotourism reserved for…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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France24 broke the news in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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