With vehicles out of reach for most in crisis-hit Yemen, donkeys become a common mode of transport for water and goods.
Abu Mohammed fusses over the donkeys he is selling in war-torn Yemen, where the animal has become a must-have commodity at a time of biting fuel and currency crises.
No part of Yemen has been spared the conflict, in which Iran-backed Huthi rebels have captured swathes of the north from the internationally-recognized government.Aden is under the control of the separatist Southern Transitional Council, which while technically an ally of the government, is at odds with the loyalists over the future status of the south.
Yemen's currency keeps depreciating – it is currently at over 800 riyals to the US dollar on the black market, compared to 610 riyals in January.In Aden, built partly on a volcanic site called Crater, the use of donkeys was long the norm for the hilly coastal district before modern means of transport.
The 38-year-old father of 9, who looks far older than his years, turned to donkey trading two years ago after he lost his job.He buys the animals from nearby Abyan province, where they cost less, and then puts them up for sale in Aden.
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