Muslims celebrate this Saturday July 9 the feast of Tabaski, during which a sheep is slaughtered. One of the most important rituals of the Muslim religion, which symbolizes the submission of men to God. But in Mali and Chad, many families are struggling to buy their sheep due to higher prices than ever.
Calculate, worry, even go into debt to pay for a sheep. In Mali, the problem arises for each Tabaski but this year, prices have literally soared. Among the main causes, insecurity and the impact of the economic sanctions that ECOWAS imposed from the beginning of January until last Sunday.
Currently, you can buy them between 90,000 and 95,000 CFA francs, which is much more than usual. In reality, sheep are not within reach of the average Malian, unlike in other years.
Malians face soaring mutton prices
In Chad too, the atmosphere is not quite festive. And for good reason: the prices of sheep have exploded compared to last year, which makes the purchase of sheep difficult for some families in the capital. Between economy, contributions between neighbors and strategies to pay less, the N’Djamenois negotiate their market price hard.
I’m going to get my sheep at the last minute. Breeders will have no choice but to lower the price a little because otherwise they will have to go back to the bush with their sheep. I would like a big sheep with a budget of 70,000 CFA francs
The inhabitants of Njdamena negotiate hard the price of sheep at the market