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Loopholes in Mali’s Export Tax Regime make it a Magnet for the Illicit Trade of Gold in West Africa

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Loopholes in Mali’s Export Tax Regime make it a Magnet for the Illicit Trade of Gold in West Africa: Mali’s taxation practices applicable to gold exports have turned the country into West Africa’s illicit gold trading hub, Partnership Africa Canada (www.PACweb.org) said in a report published today. The report, The West African El Dorado: Mapping the Illicit … [Read more...] about Loopholes in Mali’s Export Tax Regime make it a Magnet for the Illicit Trade of Gold in West Africa

Lions are better protected, but loopholes mean threats remain | The Conversation

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Lions are better protected, but loopholes mean threats remain: The Parties to CITES (CoP17), rejected a proposal from nine African nations to upgrade the status of lions. ShutterstockStronger measures to protect lions in Africa from commercial trade failed to pass at the recent meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Johannesburg. … [Read more...] about Lions are better protected, but loopholes mean threats remain | The Conversation