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President Samia rules out auctioning of ivory, horns

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Tanzania has a stockpile of over 100 tonnes of elephant tusks and rhino horns. PHOTO | FILE

By  Apolinari Tairo

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu insists the country will not auction confiscated ivory despite calls from campaigners.

On May 8, at the official launch of Royal Tour tourism documentary in Dar es Salaam, she reiterated the government’s keenness on conservation.

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