Chinese efforts helping reduce Africa's wildlife trafficking – report

Chinese officials and officials from Botswana pose for a group photo during a workshop on curbing wildlife trafficking held in Gaborone, capital of Botswana, March 27, 2019. Botswana and China pledged to work together on combating wildlife crime. (Xinhua)

An African non-profit organization says China's proactive stance against illicit wildlife trafficking in Africa in recent years helps the continent in fighting the crime.

China's proactive stance against illicit wildlife trafficking in Africa in recent years has helped shift trends in Africa's wildlife trafficking crime, according to new publication by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS).