by Adam Cruise | Aug 1, 2023 | News
By Cyrus Ombati, The Star Four suspects were on Saturday arrested while trying to sell ten pieces of elephant tusks weighing 28 kilograms in Busia Town. The four were riding on a bodaboda when they were intercepted by police and Kenya Wildlife Service officials who...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 8, 2023 | News
By Ntuthuko Zinondo, ZimLive A police constable has been sentenced to nine years in jail after he and his accomplice, an ex-cop and Zimparks employee, were found in possession of unmarked ivory in 2022. Constable Sheperd Musiniwa, 31, parks ranger Simibio Kakomo, 38,...
by Adam Cruise | Apr 13, 2023 | News
By Boris Ngounou, Afrik 21 Four individuals involved in the illegal trafficking of four ivory tips were arrested on April 5 and 6, 2023 in Makokou, a town in northeastern Gabon. The elephant population in Gabon remains threatened despite regular ivory seizures by...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 24, 2023 | News
By Xinhua Tanzania’s newly appointed Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Omary Mchengerwa, has pledged to reinforce the anti-poaching drive in the east African nation. Mchengerwa made the pledge on Thursday when he presented 22 vehicles for anti-poaching...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 23, 2023 | Commentary
By Chris Morris, International Policy Digest It would have been a safe bet to wager. On January 18, 2014, in Nampula, Mozambique, Tang Tongjian, a 40-year-old Chinese national, boarded a flight to China, transiting Nairobi, Kenya. His luggage contained a 3.4 kg piece...
