A young man gathers straw to feed the cows here at the Diamaguene Sicap Mbao cattle market near Dakar on May 13, 2026. It covers nearly 4 hectares and is the largest cattle market in the suburbs of Dakar. It is a major centre for the livestock trade, with the majority of cattle coming from neighbouring countries (Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso). With the security crisis currently affecting Mali and the growing threat of attacks on transporters on the roads leading to Senegal, supplying this large market with Malian livestock is becoming increasingly difficult. With just two weeks to go until Tabaski (the major Muslim festival), these supply difficulties are also raising fears of a sharp rise in the prices of cattle and sheep. (Photo by NICOLAS REMENE / Nicolas REMENE /AFP / AFP via Getty Images)