In November 2022, I commented on the sentence of Pascal Ochiba who, at the age of 63, received a life sentence from the specialist wildlife court in Uganda for possession of less than 10kg of ivory
Nigeria is blessed with incredible biodiversity, but this unique wildlife is under constant threat from poaching, trafficking and habitat destruction. Amid these challenges, a group of remarkable women has risen to the forefront, dedicating their lives to the relentless battle against wildlife crime
The huge variation in sentencing across the African continent is concerning – in Nigeria, sentencing is so lenient that it implies impunity while, for the general public in Uganda, two years for four tonnes of ivory in Kenya and life for possession of 10kg makes no sense at all
Moazu Kromah, aka ‘Kampala Man’, ran a wildlife trafficking syndicate in Africa and law enforcement authorities knew it. Why did it take so long to bring him to justice and what about the rest of his network?
A prosecution in New York has ended in a plea bargain by Liberian Moazu Kromah, alleged to be the ringleader of one of the most active wildlife-trafficking syndicates in Africa. Kromah is linked to at least 15 major trafficking cases in Kenya involving more than 30 tonnes of ivory.