A tale of two African cities–Ivory trade comparisons in Khartoum/Omdurman and Addis Ababa

During a short visit to Sudan and Ethiopia in April 2017, the author learned that in Sudan the wholesale price of raw ivory was USD 279/kg for a 1-3 kg tusk. There were 56 souvenir shops seen in Khartoum/Omdurman displaying 7,073 ivory items for sale. Several shops were selling significant quantiti...

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Main Author: Lucy Vigne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IUCN 2017-09-01
Series:Pachyderm
Online Access:https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/421
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