Former Botswana President Ian Khama to help African countries scale up the fight against Illegal wildlife trade

Former President of the Republic of Botswana Dr. Ian Khama

Former President of Botswana Dr. Ian Khama, who voluntarily stepped down from office four months ago, is lending his weight to help African countries scale up the fight against illegal wildlife trade that’s negatively impacting the continent’s biodiversity and economy.

The fourth president of Botswana will work with the international community to combat the trade and its drivers through the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), a coalition of 18 African countries that’s working to tackle elephant poaching and shut down the remaining global ivory markets.