African government officials are lining up to criticise the UK government for its plan to ban trophy imports. They say that the move is colonial, even racist, and takes no account for conditions in their countries. Speaking at the 2025 SCI convention in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Jagd & Hund hunting show in Dortmund, Germany, Zambian tourism minister the hon Rodney Sikumba and ZImParks’ Tanashe Farawo say that the British government is attacking the sovereignty of their countries. #scinashville
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