Mali: China's Illegal Rosewood Trade With Mali Under Scrutiny

[VOA] Johannesburg, South Africa -- A cursory Google search for "rosewood furniture China" brings up plenty of sites selling the luxury item, but most buyers are likely unaware that their treasured table or chair could be the product of a rampant illegal trade in the protected tree species -- one which is decimating forests in West Africa, facilitating elephant poaching, and even aiding jihadi groups.