State slams ivory smuggling claim

The Irrawaddy News Magazine
State slams ivory smuggling claim
Daily News
THE government has strongly refuted allegation by a United States-based Nongovernmental Organisation (NGO) that alleged some Chinese officials sneaked out of the country illegal ivory during the visit by President Xi Jinping of China in Tanzania last year.
Chinese officials smuggled so much ivory out of Tanzania prices doubleDaily Mail
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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Washington Post

06 Nov

Chinese officials accused of smuggling ivory during state visit to Tanzania

CBC.ca
Chinese officials accused of smuggling ivory during state visit to Tanzania
Washington Post
BEIJING — When Chinese President Xi Jinping took a large government and business delegation to Tanzania on his inaugural trip abroad in March 2013, he took pains to emphasize that his country's growing ties with Africa would benefit the people of the ...
Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa on state trip: reportCTV News
Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa during state visits,...

 

9 years ago

Zegabi

13 Oct

Chinese 'Ivory Queen' to Fight Ivory Smuggling Charges in Tanzania

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Chinese 'Ivory Queen' to Fight Ivory Smuggling Charges in Tanzania
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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
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11 years ago

IPPmedia

18 May

Minister slams killings of elderly women, seeks state initiative

IPPmedia
Minister slams killings of elderly women, seeks state initiative
IPPmedia
About Sh500 million is needed for the introduction of a nationwide initiative for ending killings of innocent elderly women, the Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements, Prof. Anna Tibaijuka has declared. Officiating at the Tanzania Women Lawyers ...

 

10 years ago

BBC

Ivory smuggling suspect arrested

A Kenyan businessman suspected of being behind an international ivory smuggling ring has been arrested in Tanzania.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Dec

Ivory smuggling kingpin seized in Dar

>Police confirmed yesterday the arrest of the suspected mastermind behind ivory trafficking across the East African region.

 

10 years ago

Daily Mail

24 Dec

Ivory smuggling 'kingpin' charged in Kenya

Fox News
Ivory smuggling 'kingpin' charged in Kenya
Daily Mail
A Kenyan court Wednesday charged a suspected kingpin of the illegal ivory trade, described as an "environmental criminal", with smuggling tusks. Kenyan national Feisal Mohammed Ali, who figured on an Interpol list of nine most wanted suspects linked to ...
Tanzania Interpol arrests Kenyan mastermind over ivory traffickingCoastweek
Ivory kingpin caught after months on runThe Times (subscription)
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10 years ago

The Guardian

23 Dec

Elephant ivory smuggling 'kingpin' arrested in Tanzania

The Guardian
Elephant ivory smuggling 'kingpin' arrested in Tanzania
The Guardian
Feisal Mohamed Ali, bottom-right, has been arrested in Tanzania following an Interpol most-wanted list. Photograph: Interpol. AFP. Tuesday 23 December 2014 07.19 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn · Share on ...
Kenyan On 'Most Wanted' List for Poaching Arrested, Feisal Ali Nabbed By ...The Star
Interpol arrests Kenyan businessman linked to ivory...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Dec

Refugees face 20 yrs behind bars for ivory smuggling

Two Burundian refugees from Katumba refugee camp at Mlele District in Katavi Region; Stephano Jonas, 22, and Franko Hamisi, 18 were sentenced to 20 years in jail for possession of elephants tusks. 

 

9 years ago

AsiaOne

10 Oct

'Queen of Ivory' faces charge in Tanzania over smuggling

AsiaOne
'Queen of Ivory' faces charge in Tanzania over smuggling
AsiaOne
Yang Fenglan, a Chinese woman dubbed the Queen of Ivory, was charged with smuggling ivory worth millions of dollars in a court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, according to a report by The Associated Press. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said ...
Tanzania Arrests The Notorious 'Queen Of Ivory'Huffington Post
'Queen of Ivory' arrested in TanzaniaCNN
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