Tanzania stops Malawi burning ivory

BBC News
Tanzania stops Malawi burning ivory stockpile
BBC News
Tanzania has blocked Malawi from burning 2.6 tonnes of ivory, saying it needs to use the tusks as evidence for the prosecution of suspected poachers. The nearly 800 tusks were intercepted by customs officials as they were being smuggled into Malawi ...
Tanzania blocks Malawi ivory burnNews24 Nigeria
Tanzania prosecutors seek court order to stop Malawi ivory burni24news
Tanzania obtains injunction against Malawi ivory burnNyasa Times

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Tanzania on Friday successfully blocked Malawi from burning 2.6 tonnes of ivory worth Sh11.6 billion ($5.815 million) smuggled across the border, arguing the tusks would be used as evidence during prosecution against poaching suspects.

Does burning elephant tusks actually destroy them?

News24 Nigeria
Tanzania blocks Malawi ivory burn
News24 Nigeria
Blantyre - Tanzania on Friday successfully blocked Malawi from burning 2.6 tonnes of ivory smuggled across the border, arguing the horns would be used as evidence during prosecution against poaching suspects. "We are disappointed because we were all ...
Tanzania prosecutors seek court order to stop Malawi ivory burni24news
Tanzania obtains injunction against Malawi ivory burnNyasa Times

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Mutharika should not be bamboozled into burning Ivory without compensation ...
The Maravi Post
Peter Mutharika and Saulos Chilima his Vice Malawi President Peter Mutharika is being lauded by Animal lovers in the west and their Governments for the decision he made to burn confiscated Elephant Tusks. The decision caused heated debate.

i24news
Tanzania prosecutors seek court order to stop Malawi ivory burn
i24news
Tanzania sought Friday to block Malawi from burning 2.6 metric tons of ivory smuggled across the border, arguing the horns would be used as evidence during prosecution against poaching suspects. "We were all set to burn the trafficked ivory on Friday ...
Tanzania obtains injunction against Malawi ivory burnNyasa Times

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I Know Today
Witch burning in Tanzania
I Know Today
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Coastweek
Deadlock in Malawi and Tanzania on Lake Malawi border mediation talks
Malawi Today
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Tanzania, Malawi fail to reach agreement on border...

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
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