African experts meet in Windhoek to fight wildlife crime

November 6, 2026

The 11th Annual Meeting of the African Wildlife Forensics Network brought together local and international experts in Windhoek to strengthen efforts against wildlife crime. Co-hosted by the Namibian Police and the Ministry of Environment, the four-day conference ran until Thursday. Representatives from TRACE, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, TRAFFIC, and the Netherlands Forensic Institute are also attending. The PRO of the justice ministry, Edmund //Khoaseb, says arrests must dismantle the syndicates.

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