Abidjan, May 23, 2026 (AFP) - Eid shoppers hit by soaring sheep prices in Ivory Coast

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2026-05-23

Buyers trudged through a muddy market in Abidjan, looking for the best-priced sheep to be sacrificed for Eid al-Adha, with traders driving hard bargains in the run-up to the Muslim festival. Prices have shot up this year and animals are harder to come by as Ivory Coast's usual supply from neighbouring Sahel countries has been hit by export bans and conflict. Ivory Coast depends heavily on imports to meet demand. Around 75 percent of the sheep and......

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