Letter from Africa: Elephant in the room

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Elephant in the room no more: Obama bans ivory sales
Salon
OnEarth An undercover agent walked into a jewelry store office in Midtown Manhattan two years ago and discovered a ton of illegal ivory—an actual ton. The ivory was all that was left of more than 100 elephants slaughtered for their tusks. Considering that ...
Tanzania to destroy $50m ivory stockpileEast African Business Week
If Determined, We Can Protect Our Elephants From ExtinctionAllAfrica.com
Former Tourism Minister's...

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The Common Room: Let's face it, Kenya is the tribal king of East Africa
SDE Entertainment News
As Tanzanians prepared to vote in the just-concluded elections, I crossed the border to cover the polls. Whereas I felt that the election was, in many ways, fraudulent, I found myself craving for Tanzania's tolerant, non-violent political culture as we ...
Lamar, Tanzania elections lead October Google trendsK24 TV

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