Posted on 04/13/2026 5:59:59 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
In an arid valley near the village of Kourtimale in southern Djibouti, a tattered chain link fence marks the boundaries of what was once Abdi Guelleh's farm. Within it, there's not a speck of greenery in sight. Broken lengths of irrigation piping lie scattered in the dust. A derelict weather station stands in a corner amid a tangle of cables. Here and there, taps that haven't seen water in years protrude from the earth.
There's little to hint at the fact that this lifeless 2.5-acre plot was once meant to be one tiny brick in one of the world's most ambitious environmental projects: Africa's Great Green Wall.
This multi-billion dollar project was launched by the African Union in 2007. The plan: to plant a "wall" of trees spanning the entire width of Africa — 4,350 miles long and 10 miles wide — to fight desertification in the Sahel, the arid region to the south of the Sahara desert.
The Wall's vision was boundless, and its backers called it a "new world wonder." It would re-green nearly 250 million acres of land across 11 countries from Senegal to Djibouti, and in doing so, would sequester 250 million tons of carbon, provide "green jobs" for 10 million people and alleviate poverty...
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So long as millions were wasted. It’s the California way.
As stated, Israel started regreening back in the late 19th Century. Naturally, it’s still ongoing.
It’s a dumb picture at the link. During the rainy season (October thru May), all that dried grass comes to life again. In the summer, no rain falls.
In a short period of time (meaning short by geologic time scales!) the Quatenary will cycle back to where a green Sahara is normal. Nothing you can do make it happen faster in any significant way.
Meanwhile the GreenieBeanies and the perpetually morally outraged will waste billions of private and taxpayer dollars to change natural course of events.
“While the project was a pipe dream and failure, it would be a pretty safe guess that many “connected” officials made a pile of money for themselves and cared little beyond that.”
No doubt.
A friend had mining operations in several African countries. Before he closed them, he gave the locals in each village everything they needed to grow their own food and be self sufficient.
Large bins of seeds, tractors, hand tools, everything, plus instruction on how to use it all. The soil and climate was excellent for farming.
A year later he went back to check. They were eating the seeds, the tools and equipment were never touched. He was astonished and asked why.
He was told, why bother? When we run out of food some NGO will come along with food.
Have you ever read the book "Adventure Capitalist" by Jim Rogers? He also wrote "Investment Biker".
He told of his first trip being able to have a suit made by a local tailor by the road in Africa from locally sourced and woven materials. That was on his first trip. This no longer existed on his second trip.
The "do gooders" from the USA had totally destroyed local economies.
The farmers who grew the cotton and flax, broke and destitute. The weavers, same. Ditto the tailors. The Law of Unintended consequences strikes again.
So, no. It isn’t working. It is just another green government fraud, waste, and abuse project.
JAMBOG!
The Great Green Wall’s one of the world’s most ambitious eco-projects. Is it working?
04/11/2026 6:46:09 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 64 replies
BBC ^ | April 11, 2026 | Julie Bourdin , Tommy Trenchard , Maya Misikir
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4374491/posts
It comes up in my keyword search.
Posted on 4/11/2026, 8:46:09 AM by BenLurkin
Ctrl F Africa
Lots of hits
It didn’t at the time. I did search. Oh, well.
Just plant kudzu.
It’ll stop global warming, fwiw. Any usable plant or tree, however, would be overrun.
But those goat herders can also keep it in check.
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