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Yemeni youths ride donkeys along a street in the southern port city of Aden. AFP
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A donkey draws a loaded cart in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on September 16, 2020. AFP
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A man loads up a donkey after receiving humanitarian aid in the northern Yemeni province of Hajjah on September 17, 2020. AFP
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A donkey stands tethered next to a lorry in Aden. The traditional pack animal has returned to favour as civil war hits incomes and fuel supplies. AFP
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Yemenis are increasingly using donkeys to transport goods and water in the southern city of Aden. AFP
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Yemeni youths ride donkeys along a street in the southern port city of Aden. AFP
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A donkey draws a loaded cart in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on September 16, 2020. AFP
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A man loads up a donkey after receiving humanitarian aid in the northern Yemeni province of Hajjah on September 17, 2020. AFP
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A donkey stands tethered next to a lorry in Aden. The traditional pack animal has returned to favour as civil war hits incomes and fuel supplies. AFP
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Yemenis are increasingly using donkeys to transport goods and water in the southern city of Aden. AFP
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Yemeni youths ride donkeys along a street in the southern port city of Aden. AFP
Yemenis turn to donkeys amid hardships of war
With incomes falling and fuel supply irregular, the traditional pack animals are back in favour
AFP
18 September, 2020
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