The tusk at hand: Africa wants to decide for itself what it does with its ellies

Since elephant numbers have swollen, southern African governments want the right to sell their ivory

17 May 2022 - 19:28 By Ray Ndlovu and Antony Sguazzin

African nations from Senegal to Botswana will seek to formulate a continent-wide position on the trade in live elephants and ivory, an attempt to counter restrictions imposed by the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). ..

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