After making a success of Pangolin, Mr Kingdon and Ms Koenig decided to try to put something back into Uganda.

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Their Cotswolds foundry, called Pangolin (after the scaled African anteater with a bronzy patina) has worked closely with some of Britain's leading sculptors and conceptual artists including Phillip King, Jon Buck, Ann Christopher, Damien Hirst and the late Angus Fairhurst.

ECONOMIST: Rwenzori Sculpture Foundation

On the menu in a smart restaurant in Yaounde, one can find beef and pork - but also snake, pangolin and monkey - all products of a vast bushmeat trade that has now become the single biggest threat to wildlife in central Africa.

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