Features
04.16.25

Is Donkey Business Worth It for Pakistan?

Akbar Notezai

Every Friday, at an open air market in the outskirts of Quetta, the mile-high capital of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, locals gather to buy and sell donkeys. For generations, these animals have been the primary means of...

Viewpoint
05.10.24

Why the African Union Stopped the Donkey Hide Trade with China

Lauren Johnston

The African Union’s unprecedented decision to ban the trade of donkey skin ended a hitherto fast-evolving China-Africa business. It also is the result of an unusual agreement between the 55 African Union member countries on a matter that affects...

The China Africa Project
03.21.17

Donkey Skin Is the New Ivory

Eric Olander, Cobus van Staden & more

Countries throughout Africa are struggling to figure out how to contain the skyrocketing price of donkeys due to surging demand for the animals in China. Donkey skin is fast becoming an increasingly prized commodity due to its use...