Jihadists selling rustled cattle in Ghana
By DW
24 June 2023 |
11:49 am
Stolen livestock from some West African nations have been finding their way into local markets in Ghana. Security experts are concerned that porous borders are facilitating jihadists' movement of the rustled animals.
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