Congo-Brazzaville, the nation officially known as the Republic of the Congo, has joined the ranks of nations standing ground against illegal ivory poaching, by torching an enormous pile of elephant ivory seized several weeks ago. President Denis Sassou Nguesso set ablaze around 5 metric tons (11,000 pounds) of ivory, mostly tusks, during a summit to create the first pan-African strategy to combat wildlife poaching. African elephant populations have rapidly declined in recent decades, primarily due to illegal poaching.
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