Chinese and ivory poaching in the African continent

The News
Chinese appetite for ivory blamed for rising poaching of elephants
The News
Mizengo Peter Pinda, Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania together with H.E. Hui Liangyu, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China and .. Chinese diplomatic and military staff went on buying sprees for illegal ivory while on official visits to ...
Chinese officials 'went on illegal ivory buying sprees'Yahoo News
Chinese demand for ivory is devastating Tanzania's elephant populationThe...

Quartz
The poaching crisis is worsening in some African countries to meet Chinese ...
Quartz
The Tanzanian government's census of elephants in the country reveals some devastating news: Since 2009, the country has lost close to 60% of its elephants. The minister of natural resources and tourism Lazaro Nyalandu blames poaching for the animals' ...
Elephants' decline in Tanzania catastrophic: conservation groupChicago Tribune
Sharp decline of elephants in Tanzania is direct result of...

Chinese diplomatic and military staff went on buying sprees for illegal ivory while on official visits to East Africa, sending prices soaring, an environmental activist group said yesterday.

Zegabi
Chinese 'Ivory Queen' to Fight Ivory Smuggling Charges in Tanzania
Zegabi
8979794_G A 66-year-old Chinese woman who was arrested by a specialized wildlife task force in Tanzania last week will fight charges that she masterminded a multinational crime syndicate involved in smuggling over 700 tusks to Asia. On Monday, Yang ...
Chinese 'Ivory Queen' innocent, will fight Tanzanian charges- lawyerReuters Africa
Chinese 'Queen of Ivory' Arrested in TanzaniaEnvironment News Service
Wildlife...

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Toronto Star
Report links Chinese to elephant poaching in Tanzania
Toronto Star
A new report accuses high-level Chinese delegations of being conduits in smuggling ivory out of Tanzania, contributing to the alarming decline in the African country's elephant population. It also details the time, money and effort spent by Chinese nationals in ...
Chinese President's Delegation Tied to Illegal Ivory Purchases During Africa VisitNew York Times (blog)
Tanzanian officials accused of conspiring in...

eTurboNews
Former African presidents advocate visa free movement within the continent
eTurboNews
During their annual forum in the Tanzanian capital city of Dar es Salaam before the break of last week, former African presidents have seriously advocated for free movement of people within the African continent, looking for the waiving of visa ...

CEOs in Africa are optimistic about their company’s prospects for revenue growth over the medium term, according to PwC’s ‘Africa Business Agenda, 2014’ report issued today (http://www.pwc.com). Suresh Kana, Senior Partner for PwC Africa, says: “CEOs in Africa feel more positive about their ability to generate revenue growth and about prospects for the economy now that they are emerging from the global financial recession.”

“It is interesting to note however that CEOs are slightly more...

Daily News
Kenyan President Vows To Make East African Community Pride Of The Continent
Bernama
NAIROBI, April 30 (BERNAMA-NNN-KBC) -- President Uhuru Kenyatta says his wish as current chairman of the East African Community (EAC) is to make the five-nation regional bloc a shining example to the rest of Africa. The EAC integration process is ...
East African Community Secretariat unveils digital resource centreThe Standard Digital News
WTO pledges to support east African integration...