The enduring conflict in the Horn of Africa continues because these Islamic jihadists are good businessmen. They don't shoot African elephants. They buy and sell the tusks by cell phone.
Al-Shabab Sells African Ivory to Bankroll War in Somalia
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Much of Shabab's ivory trades is centered in Kenya. In 2102 the World Wildlife Fund invited religious leaders of many faiths in Kenya to gathered at the site of a previous government burning of elephant tusks to pray for an end to the slaughter.