Legitimate decreases need to be considered, too.

I don't know about Botswana, but my Ethiopia-related articles appear to be well received. The last two articles I created which made DYK achieved over 1,300 (Bakri Sapalo) & 1,400 (1960 Ethiopian coup attempt) views. A lot more people are interested in African topics than you might think.

I actually totally HEART an attitude of wanting to know what is going in around the world. We have a world of Starbux-zipping multiculturalists who have no concept what Burton did undercover. Oooh-rah! The world is strange and interesting and diverse...much more than the Wilsonian neoliberals think.