Chinese Demand for Donkey Skins Fuels Black Market in Africa

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The growing Chinese demand for donkey skins and meat, driven by the production of ejiao (a gelatin used in traditional Chinese medicine for blood disorders), is fueling a black market in several African countries. This trade, facilitated by lax regulations, corruption, and porous borders, benefits transnational organized crime groups and threatens rural livelihoods and global donkey populations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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