In Sahel, conflict threatens trade in Eid sheep
In Sahel, conflict threatens trade in Eid sheep AFP 13 hrs ago AFP © ANNIE RISEMBERG Jihadist conflict, ethnic attacks and banditry have battered the livestock trade in much of the Sahel region Sheep trader Ali Zala, head wrapped in a blue turban, is cursing his luck. "There is a shortage like we have never seen before because of this damned security crisis," he says, sitting among around 30 skeletal sheep in Niger's capital Niamey. Zala would usually expect to earn good money ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha -- called Tabaski in parts of West Africa -- wh...
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