Where have all the donkeys gone? Burkina Faso's export dilemma

Where have all the donkeys gone? Burkina Faso's export dilemma Ouagadougou (AFP) July 31, 2016 - In the small Burkina Faso village of Balole, where farmers struggle to grow tomatoes, cabbages and aubergines, angry youngsters armed with batons and machetes are barring entry to the slaughterhouse. A sickening stench from dozens of rotting donkey carcasses hangs in the air. This is the flipside of Burkina's booming trade with Asia in donkey meat and donkey hides. Fed up with the fo ... more

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