Don’t ban lion trophy imports, France told

 

Global wildlife charity urges US and EU governments to ban trophy imports and lion hunting

Following the tragic and reportedly illegal killing of Cecil the lion, Born Free Foundation and Born Free USA today called on the US Government and European Union to take urgent steps to end the import of lion trophies and for an international moratorium on lion hunting.

The global outcry following Cecil’s death has sent shock waves across the world...

Tanzania is appealing to the US government to drop its ban on sport-hunted trophies from the country. Authorities here say the decision was made in haste.

>President Museveni has threatened to block Kenya products from accessing the Ugandan market saying officials in the neighbouring Kenya Revenue Authority who are blocking sugar and chicken imports from Uganda are “myopic” and are contravening the East African Community protocol.

The US airline Delta bans the shipment of big game trophies on its flights following the outcry over the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe.

Why a hunting ban might cost more lives than it saves

The European Court of Human Rights tells France to pay thousands of euros to Somali pirates because of judicial delays.

STORY BY ABDUL HAI & PICTURES BY  SAYED FAIQ Machine and drivers’ skills were put to rigorous tests in a sprint rally organized by Mzizima Motor Sports Club in Bagamoyo on Sunday afternoon. Although the dusty track length was only 1.5 kms but it was up and down the hill with tricky turns and twists to be covered in less than ninety seconds.Out of 37 entries, less than ten drivers just managed to cover the track in less than ninety seconds, one car experienced front wheel tyre burst (the only...

>I  know from personal experience and recorded History that secondhand clothing has been routinely imported into this country from the end of World War II (1939-45). The natives just loved British Army surplus-wear, including especially greatcoats, ‘ma-Joho,’ which reached to the shins, and could be worn with nothing under like shirts, vests, underpants, trousers!

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