(FILES) General view from the Soul viewpoint in Santo Antonio, in Príncipe Island in São Tomé and Príncipe, on July 31, 2026. On the paradise island of Principe, a lush jungle haven in the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Guinea, a South African multimillionaire is offering locals a financial dividend to preserve the natural beauty on which his luxury tourism business depends. The initiative is the brainchild of tech entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, who for over a decade has been promoting a model of exclusive ecotourism aimed at an ultra-wealthy foreign clientele. (Photo by Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Members of the fishing community of Praia Abade gather on the beach in Príncipe Island in São Tomé and Príncipe, near Santo Antonio on July 31, 2026. On the paradise island of Principe, a lush jungle haven in the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Guinea, a South African multimillionaire is offering locals a financial dividend to preserve the natural beauty on which his luxury tourism business depends. The initiative is the brainchild of tech entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, who for over a decade has been promoting a model of exclusive ecotourism aimed at an ultra-wealthy foreign clientele. (Photo by Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A general view of "Boca do Inferno£ (Hell's Mouth) beach near Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe, on August 9, 2026. On the paradise island of Principe, a lush jungle haven in the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Guinea, a South African multimillionaire is offering locals a financial dividend to preserve the natural beauty on which his luxury tourism business depends. The initiative is the brainchild of tech entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, who for over a decade has been promoting a model of exclusive ecotourism aimed at an ultra-wealthy foreign clientele. (Photo by Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Residents gather to buy flour and other food products at a local market in Mekelle on September 24, 2026, as fresh fighting erupted between Tigrayan rebels and Ethiopia's federal government. Tigrayans in northern Ethiopian were panic-buying on September 24, 2026 as a fresh conflict erupted between their region's fighters and the federal government, driving up prices. Tigray rebels say they are once again in a "full-blown war" with the federal government after seizing local airports and launching attacks into neighbouring Afar and Amhara states on September 23, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Gebretsadik Abraha, 35, poses for a photograph while carrying bottles of fuel amid fears of shortages and rising prices in Mekelle on September 24, 2026, as fresh fighting erupted between Tigrayan rebels and Ethiopia's federal government. Tigrayans in northern Ethiopian were panic-buying on September 24, 2026 as a fresh conflict erupted between their region's fighters and the federal government, driving up prices. Tigray rebels say they are once again in a "full-blown war" with the federal government after seizing local airports and launching attacks into neighbouring Afar and Amhara states on September 23, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Samuel Gebreslassie, 37, poses for a photograph at his spice shop in Mekelle on September 24, 2026, as fresh fighting erupted between Tigrayan rebels and Ethiopia's federal government. Tigrayans in northern Ethiopian were panic-buying on September 24, 2026 as a fresh conflict erupted between their region's fighters and the federal government, driving up prices. Tigray rebels say they are once again in a "full-blown war" with the federal government after seizing local airports and launching attacks into neighbouring Afar and Amhara states on September 23, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

A general view of a commercial district in Mekelle on September 24, 2026, as fresh fighting erupted between Tigrayan rebels and Ethiopia's federal government. Tigrayans in northern Ethiopian were panic-buying on September 24, 2026 as a fresh conflict erupted between their region's fighters and the federal government, driving up prices. Tigray rebels say they are once again in a "full-blown war" with the federal government after seizing local airports and launching attacks into neighbouring Afar and Amhara states on September 23, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

A general view of a local market in Mekelle on September 24, 2026, as fresh fighting erupted between Tigrayan rebels and Ethiopia's federal government. Tigrayans in northern Ethiopian were panic-buying on September 24, 2026 as a fresh conflict erupted between their region's fighters and the federal government, driving up prices. Tigray rebels say they are once again in a "full-blown war" with the federal government after seizing local airports and launching attacks into neighbouring Afar and Amhara states on September 23, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)