Govt fury over claims of illegal deals in ivory

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Govt seeks global ban of ivory trade, refutes claims it is not doing enough
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Claims that Tanzania has failed to fight against poaching on account that it has never managed to arrest any poachers in the country and at least all Tanzania's trophies seized were seized outside the country have been refuted strongly by the government.
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A Chinese businesswoman who has lived in Africa for decades was arrested for smuggling millions of dollars worth of poached elephant tusks. By Lonnie Shekhtman, Staff October 11, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. In this photo taken on Wednesday, ...
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>African Barrick Gold Plc, the Tanzanian subsidiary of Canadian gold company Barrick Gold Corp, has been accused of illegal payments to government officials in the North Mara mine. In the process of buying land near the mine starting last year, African Barrick paid more than $400,000 (Sh670 million) in cash, mostly to Tanzanian government officials and consultants responsible for valuing the land, according to company invoices and copies of cheques reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

The government was in damage control mode yesterday to protect its international image following a damning report on elephant slaughter that sensationally linked poaching to President Jakaya Kikwete.

More than a ton of confiscated ivory is crushed in New York's Times Square to send a message that the illegal trade will not be tolerated.

Two branches of the Tanzania govt reached a point where they sought to stare each other down on a matter of principle and practice! In the event, however, it isn’t quite clear which of the two blinked first - whereby one branch effectively imposed its will upon the other!

After investors accused it of secrecy surrounding contracts, the government has dared its critics to go public with whatever details they choose to disclose. According to senior officials, including ministers, there is no law or regulation that stands in their way

Tanzanian Police Arrest 2 With Illegal Ivory
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Police in Tanzania's Katavi region are holding two men suspected of smuggling elephant tusks to neighbouring countries, Tanzania's Daily News reported Saturday (December 27th). Police apprehended the two men on Wednesday during a routine patrol of ...
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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.