Niger has banned donkey exports from the country, warning that it threatens the donkey population in the country. Officials said that donkey exports, especially to Asian countries, have increased threefold in the last period.
The ministry also banned the slaughter of donkeys in the country. BBC Correspondent Baro Arzika in Niger's capital, Niamey, says that because the donkey trade has become too profitable, breeders have stopped feeding other animals and have started the donkey trade. It is stated that the price of donkeys has increased from 100 to 145 dollars in the last period. The price of donkey skin in Burkina Faso has increased from $ 4 a few years ago to $ 50. In both countries, donkeys are used to transport goods, but some communities also eat the meat of donkeys.
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