Carbon Sequestration involves stabilizing carbon in solid and dissolved forms so that it doesn’t cause the atmosphere to warm. It's stored in natural/artificial carbon sinks such as oceans, grasslands, soil, rocks, etc.

Screen quotas are a legislated policy that enforces a minimum number of screening days of domestic films in the theater each year

Burkina Faso, a former French colony, has been facing an Islamic insurgency by groups linked to Boko Haram, Islamic State, etc. that have been active in the Sahel region for decades. In 2023, Burkina Faso decided to end a military accord that allowed French troops to fight insurgents on its territory. While this was ostensibly to allow Burkina Faso to take control of its own nation, concerns have been raised about a growing trend of increasing Russian presence in West Africa, especially in Burkina Faso.

A 'private city' is a city that is owned, developed, and operated exclusively by private individuals and/or organizations (usually companies). Within the city, the operators provide all public services and have some power to establish their own sets of rules that differ from the laws of the country it is in.

The Empathy Gun(tm) is a device which, while aimed at another person, causes that person to feel the exact emotions as the wielder of the gun. It can be used with or without the consent of the other person.