Botswana to continue selling ivory every nine years
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The recent CITES conference held in Doha revealed that African countries are divided on the issue of selling elephants.
Deputy Permanent Secretary under the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Edmond Moabi, told the media yesterday that the African Elephant Qualition Group, led by Kenya withdrew their proposal, which was that the selling moratorium of ivory be increased from nine years to 20 years.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...