Senegal: price of sheep soar ahead of Tabaski
Pap Sell you is trying to drive a hard bargain. An important Islamic holiday. He is buying a luxury breed of sheep called Aladdin, sold for up to €4000 by this herder. In the end, Pap managed to negotiate the price down to €2600. The sheep will be delivered to his door on the day of the celebration. If I had 500 million, I would spend it all with no hesitation. You can't put a price on family gatherings. We see each other just once a year, so this day is important for we spend quality time together. We eat the meat we drink. It is a ritual in our it is a source of pride. With the religious holiday just days, the fishing port of has transformed into a sheep market. There is a very wide offering. Look, I've got sheep for 150 thousand, others for 200,000 and others that cost up to two million. I've got something for everyone. But many are struggling to get the funds together. Fellow, who works as a doorman in Dhaka, is among them. Every day, he checks the prices at this market stool in the city. The father of three hasn't lost hope just yet. I thought I was going to at least find sheep within my budget, let's say at 80,090 thousand or even 100,000 francs. But here they're still selling the cheapest ones for 150,000 and the others for even more. I need to wait a little bit to see how I will make up for the rest. I really want to buy a sheep but they are too expensive at the moment. With Tabasco preparations in full swing ahead of the weekend, many Dakar residents are leaving the city to villages dotted around the countryside. To celebrate with their families.