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FETTERING FORTUITY

Mar 16 , 2024.


The uniforms of butchers who work in the cattle slaughterhouses around Qera are peculiarly hung to dry. The area has seen busier days. As the industry struggles to deal with soaring inflation and a 15pc tax on each slaughter, the chaotic scenes have become much more subdued over the past few years. The 1,000-member-strong Addis Abeba Abators Association has advocated for reconsidering the taxes with little success as many choose to relocate their business to the capital's outskirts with less strict regulations. With the fasting seasons of two major religions coinciding this March, the market looks particularly dead.



PUBLISHED ON Mar 16,2024 [ VOL 24 , NO 1246]


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