Ismaila Sow (2nd R), President of the National Council of the Maison des Éleveurs du Sénégal (CNMDE) and president of the House of Livestock Farmers (MDE) in the Thies region, talks with various representatives of livestock farmers in the livestock feed storage store at the Sewekhaye livestock market in the commune of Ngoundiane, on May 13, 2026. The price of livestock feed has risen sharply, from 8,000 CFA francs to nearly 20,000 CFA francs per bag. This price increase is affecting the price of sheep, which are already difficult to sell just a few days before Tabaski (a major Muslim festival) to be celebrated in Senegal at the end of May. (Photo by NICOLAS REMENE / Nicolas REMENE /AFP / AFP via Getty Images)