At camel watering locations in the Somali Region, there are tea-houses where the owners and herders are able to rest in the shade and drink camel milk and tea. These tea-houses are organized according to how many camels a person owns. The most prestigious tea-house is reserved for the person who owns more than 100 camels...and for people who do not own that many camels they are not allowed to smile, laugh or joke near the 100 camel tea house.
One camel is worth about 150usd
Someone with 100 camels can expect that in a year their total will increase by 30...which is a great compound profit over a couple of years.
However, due to the conflict there is a poor market for camels and the prices have been suppressed...so people are suffering a bit...and due to the severe water-shortage...even camels are having a hard time.
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