Dodoma. A continent-wide ban on the trade in donkey meat and by-products is expected to aid the recovery of the species, which has been pushed to the brink of extinction due to high demand from Asian markets, officials said yesterday.
In response to the ban, the Tanzanian government has shut down two major donkey abattoirs that were operating in Dodoma and Shinyanga, aiming to allow the animal to reproduce freely during the 15-year moratorium agreed upon by African heads of state in 2021.
