Everything you said there could have been a quote from an 1800s British proclamation.

I don't understand the spiritual, social and economic centrality of cattle-ranching in Bantu life. Neither do you.

These are not OUR decisions to make. They are for Africans to make.

My friend has helped try to persuade Africans that extinction is a thing that can happen, and that it can happen from purely material rather than spiritual actions. This is a bizarre belief to hold from an authentic African point of view. But money helps buy, if not belief, then at least compliance.

And increasingly-educated African leaders can be persuaded by dollars and business plans, not just traditional beliefs.

Our job is to get out of the way, and stop taking money off their tables.