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A bitter Eid al-Adha in Mali's capital as al-Qaida-linked blockade sends sheep prices soaring
Sheep prices have jumped from $177 to $266 or more as militants disrupt truck traffic and fuel supplies, traders said.
- An al-Qaida-linked group announced a blockade of Bamako earlier this month, driving small sheep prices from $177 to $266 or more ahead of Eid al-Adha celebrations.
- Coordinated attacks by separatist and jihadi forces last month, the largest in over a decade, preceded the current blockade as Mali faces decade-long insurgencies by al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates.
- Mali's dependence on imports from coastal neighbors Senegal and Ivory Coast makes it vulnerable; militants regularly torch supply convoys to the capital, with analysts saying the blockade aims to strangle the economy.
- Fuel shortages have forced residents to queue at gas stations while the Malian army and Russian Africa Corps escort convoys providing only partial relief to Bamako's inadequate supplies.
- Livestock trader Amadou Cissé's typical 200 sheep remain stranded 345 km away in Diema while insecurity forces residents like Sidi Diarra to abandon holiday visits to family in Segou, 240 km from Bamako.
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A bitter Eid al-Adha in Mali's capital as al-Qaida-linked blockade sends sheep prices soaring
Muslims in Mali's capital, Bamako, face challenges celebrating Eid al-Adha due to a blockade by armed groups linked to al-Qaida.
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As Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate the Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, the date has a bitter nuance in the capital of Mali. A blockade imposed by armed groups linked to Al Qaeda has triggered the price of lambs and has left the central ritual of sacrificing an animal and sharing its flesh with the poor out of reach of many families.
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