US ambassador to the UN,Samantha Power, hailed the Cameroon ceremony as symbolic of commitment to win war against illegal smuggling of animal productsSome 2000 illegally trafficked elephant tusks and hundreds of finished ivory products erupted in a ball of fire on Tuesday as Cameroonian authorities conducted what was believed to be one of the largest burnings of poached wildlife goods in African history.
Setting the pyre aflame in a sandy square in Cameroon’s capital, and Samantha Power,Americas UN ambassador, joined Cameroonian officials in hailing the ceremony as symbolic of their commitment to win the war against illegal smuggling of animal products. Related: UN ambassador Samantha Power's motorcade kills child in Cameroon Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com