Laws on the ivory trade differ from country to country. On Monday, the UK brought into force what it called “one the toughest bans on elephant ivory sales in the…
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Thousands of ivory objects have been sold on eBay since the company banned the sale of ivory in 2009. Sellers have since used pseudonyms, most commonly “bovine bone” to list…
Manchester United have reportedly ‘accepted’ that giving a three-year contract to defender Eric Bailly was a ‘mistake’. Bailly signed the contract extension last April, which he said, at the time,…
Nigeria have qualified for this year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations Championship, AWCON, following a 1-0 win over Cote d’Ivoire in Abidjan on Wednesday. The Super Falcons had won the…
AFCON 2021: Three European clubs react as Egypt sends Ivory Coast out of Cameroon
Three European clubs, Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa, have commended Egypt for qualifying for the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Egypt defeated Ivory…
Ivory Coast vs Egypt: Mohamed Salah predicts AFCON round of 16 match
Egypt captain, Mohamed Salah, has predicted a ‘very tight’ match when his side takes on Ivory Coast in today’s AFCON 2021 round of 16 fixture. Egypt will clash with Ivory…
AFCON 2021: Nigeria’s Moses Simon, Cameroon’s Aboubakar, Ivory Coast’s Pepe named in Best XI [Full list]
Nigeria’s Moses Simon has been named in the Best XI for the group stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Simon, alongside Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubakar, Ivory Coast’s Nicolas…
Ivory Coast on Thursday eliminated Algeria from the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Thursday. Goals from Franck Kessie, Ibrahim Sangare and Nicolas Pepe ensured Ivory Coast defeated…
AFCON 2021: Didier Drogba reacts as Ivory Coast eliminate Algeria, qualify for knockout stages
Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, has reacted to Ivory Coast’s 3-1 win against Algeria at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Thursday. Drogba hailed Ivory Coast players for…
Itunu Babalola: FG, family reject autopsy of Nigerian lady who died in Ivory Coast prison
The Federal Government and the family of the late Itunu Babalola, the Nigerian lady who died in Côte d’Ivoire after she was wrongly jailed, have rejected the autopsy on the…
Mozambique: Tuskless elephant evolution linked to Ivory hunting
Researchers have long suspected that the trait, only seen in females, was linked to the sex of the elephant. After the genomes of tusked and tuskless elephants were sequenced, analysis…
Beirut blast: How a disaster bought three strangers together from Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Lebanon
When the Beirut blast destroyed a tower block many people were missing, including an Ethiopian woman who lived there. With the help of two Lebanese people she’d never met, and…