Article 4FJA8 Raw ivory sales: Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia call for end to ban

Raw ivory sales: Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia call for end to ban

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Nyasha Chingono
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Southern African countries to appeal to watchdog for permission to sell stockpiled ivory worth more than 230m

Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia are making a fresh appeal for a global watchdog to lift restrictive measures on the trade in raw ivory.

The watchdog, Cites, prohibits unregulated commercial trade in endangered species around the world.

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