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Senegal is preparing for its most important religious celebration of the year: Tabaski. During this muslim festival, it’s customary to sacrifice a sheep. But for sheep farmers in particular, the build-up this year has been more turbulent than usual. That’s after deadly clashes nationwide when opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was handed a two year prison sentence. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Sakho, Aminatou Diallo and Sam Bradpiece report.
