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East Africa: Regional Prosecutors Pledge to Crack Down on Wildlife Crimes
New Times, 28 March 2022
State prosecutors from 11 East African countries have vowed to tighten their cross border cooperation and tackle money laundering crimes so as to combat wildlife crimes and other… Read more »
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Rwanda: Critically Endangered Bat Rediscovered in Nyungwe After 40 Years
New Times, 10 March 2022
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Kenya: The World's First Mountain Bongo Sanctuary Opened in Kenya
Capital FM, 10 March 2022
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Kenya: Suspect Arrested With Wildlife Trophies Worth Sh5 Million in Taita Taveta
Capital FM, 5 March 2022
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Africa: World Wildlife Day
State Department, 4 March 2022
We join in marking World Wildlife Day with many partners around the world. Together, we can conserve the diversity of life on this planet, which is critical for supporting healthy… Read more »
East African Prosecutors to Crack Down on Wildlife Crimes
State prosecutors from 11 East African countries have vowed to tighten their cross border cooperation and tackle money laundering crimes, to combat wildlife crimes and other emerging transnational crimes.
The commitment was made during the closing of the East Africa Association of Prosecutors' (EAAP) technical committee meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. The partnership is expected to strip wildlife traffickers of their ill-gotten gains, disrupt networks, and send the message that wildlife crimes won't prevail.
EAAP members include Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Javier Montano, the Regional Coordinator at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has also hailed the partnership of East African countries to come together and tackle wildlife crimes, reports Bertrand Byishimo for New Times.
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