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Malaysia Arrests Vietnamese Man For ‘ivory Smuggling’

Malaysian authorities have arrested a Vietnamese man and seized a stash of elephant ivory worth almost $70,000, an...

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Three Tonnes of Ivory Seized In Vietnam

Vietnamese authorities have seized nearly three tonnes of ivory hidden among boxes of fruit, officials said Sunday, the...

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Hong Kong Seizes 7.2 Tonnes of Ivory

More than seven tonnes of ivory worth over US$9 million was seized in Hong Kong, officials said Thursday, the largest...

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African Park Ranger Hits Out At Hong Kong Ivory Trade

A frontline park ranger from the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday delivered an emotive testimony to legislators...

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China Rejects Uganda Ivory Trafficking Claims Against Diplomats

China on Thursday rejected allegations that two of its diplomats working in Uganda were involved in the trafficking of...

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Uganda Probes Chinese Diplomats Over Ivory Trafficking

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an investigation into possible collusion between the country's wildlife...

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Malaysia Seizes Big Shipment of Rhino Horns At Airport

Enforcement officials in Malaysia have seized 18 rhinoceros horns imported from Mozambique, weighing 51.4 kg and worth...

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Hope For Elephants As Ivory Prices Fall

The price of ivory has fallen by nearly two-thirds in the last three years, according to research conducted in China...

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Hong Kong Convicts Two For Ivory On Radiocarbon Dating

A Hong Kong court has convicted two men for illegal possession of ivory chopsticks after radiocarbon dating proved it...

Business

Ivory Finance Boss Spill the Beans On SIC GHC550m Debt

The Executive Chairman of Ivory Finance Company Limited, Emmanuel Adu Sarkodee has described claims that SIC Insurance...

Top Stories

Tanzania Jails Notorious Elephant Poacher

Tanzania’s most notorious elephant poacher, nicknamed “The Devil”, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison....

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Gabon’s Forest Elephants Slain For Ivory At Alarming Rate

Poachers are killing elephants for their ivory at an alarming rate in the central African nation of Gabon, leading to a...

International

China Announces Ban On Ivory Trade By End of 2017

China has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017. Conservation groups hailed...

Africa & World

First Post-War Voting Underway in Ivory Coast

Ivorians are voting in Sunday’s presidential elections with incumbent Alassane Ouattara fending off challenges from...

Sports

“Ghana Is Ready for Ivory Coast” – Black Stars Midfielder Andre Ayew

Black Stars midfielder Andre Ayew has assured Ghana are ready to take on Ivory Coast in the final of this year's Africa...

Africa & World

Ivory Coast Launches Manhunt for Ebola Suspect From Guinea

The Ivory Coast, currently free of the Ebola epidemic ravaging its neighbours, has launched a hunt for a Guinean health...

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High Demand for Ivory In China Is Threatening Elephants in Africa

Over that period alone an estimated 6.8% of the continent's elephant population was wiped out by the illegal ivory...

Sports

New Ivory Coast Coach Herve Renard, to Discuss Drogba’s Future

The newly appointed Ivory Coast coach, Herve Renard, said Monday he will make a decision about Didier Drogba's...