US legislator presents bill to protect Okavango Delta

History made: Water from the Okavango Delta standing at Capitol Hill PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
History made: Water from the Okavango Delta standing at Capitol Hill PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

After US President Donald Trump’s ‘shithole’ utterances that saw some African states (including Botswana) summoning their US ambassadors, there seems to be a bit of a welcome diversion.

Trump’s party member, Jeff Fortenberry from the US House of Representatives, presented a Bill aimed at promoting sustainable economic development and combating wildlife trafficking in the Okavango River basin.

In a January 18, 2018 release, the US Foreign Affairs Committee said Fortenberry introduced the bipartisan Bill titled ‘Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals (DELTA) Act’.

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