With Eid-al Adha just days away, customers at a sheep market in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan are looking for the best-priced sheep to sacrifice for the Muslim festival. But supply is significantly down on last year and traders are driving hard bargains.

Sacrificial animals in good supply but disruption to shipping routes still felt

Senegal’s livestock markets are facing a shortage of sheep just days before Tabaski, as insecurity in neighbouring Mali disrupts a key supply route and pushes prices sharply…

With Eid-al Adha just days away, customers at a sheep market in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan are looking for the best-priced sheep to sacrifice for the Muslim festival. But…

Soaring ram prices are dampening Eid-el-Adha celebrations across Nigeria. Many families struggle to afford sacrificial rams amid economic hardship.

The sounds of sheep and rams filled the air at the bustling livestock market in Aïn Aouda, near Rabat, as families prepared for Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest celebrations in the…

Economic crunch, rising petrol prices triggered by the Middle East war and insurgency have driven costs of sheep up ahead of Sallah

Prices of sheep, which are favoured for the celebrations, range from 250,000 naira (about $183) to 1.2 million naira, depending on the size.

State steps in with discounts and instalment plans as inflation forces families on tight budgets to pool resources or give up on tradition altogether

Livestock prices soar ahead of Bakrid