Gambia: Traders Fear Shortage Of “Tobaski” Ram in Gambia Amid Mali Crisis –

By: Binta Jaiteh

Scores of “Tobaski” ram vendors have expressed possible shortage of sheep in the Gambia as Muslims’ feast of Eid al-Adha locally known as “Tobaski” approaches.

Some of the local dealers in sheep have expressed concern over rising prices linked to the increasing CFA exchange rate and disruptions in livestock supply from Mali.

Speaking to the Voice Newspaper along Coastal Road, vendor Ablie Ceesay says there is a marked difference in prices of sheep this year,…