Africa: China Imports Millions of Donkey Hides From Africa Every Year - New Book Traces the Drivers and Impact
[The Conversation Africa] The demand for donkey hides has grown exponentially over the past 15 years, driven mainly by demand from China. Lauren Johnston is a specialist on China trade with Africa. She has spent several years looking into the donkey trade, and has just published a book, China, Africa and the Market for Donkeys. She answers questions about what she found.
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[Claude] Report 2 is a syndicated republication of the same Conversation Africa article about the donkey hide trade and Lauren Johnston's book, so it covers the same news and matches Report 1's facts.
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