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A camel presented to the French president as a gift has been killed and made into a stew.

The baby camel was given as a present to Francois Hollande in February by the government of Mali, a former French West African colony.

The animal was a token of gratitude for the French military helping fight Islamic terrorists.

Mr Hollande initially intended to have the camel vaccinated and transferred to a French zoo, according to The Telegraph.

But the complexity of the move coupled with "the rigours of the harsh French climate for a desert animal," led to the decision to leave the camel in the care of a family in Timbuktu.

Unfortunately the family killed and ate it.

France's defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the family used the camel in a traditional tagine.

Apparently camel meat is very tender.

The Guardian reported Mali will give Hollande another camel, with a local government official in the country's north saying a replacement would be sent to France.

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"As soon as we heard of this, we quickly replaced it with a bigger and better-looking camel," said the official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

"The new camel will be sent to Paris. We are ashamed of what happened to the camel. It was a present that did not deserve this fate."

The first camel had proven a controversial gift, firstly when it misbehaved during the presentation ceremony.

Later a Timbuktu man claimed the camel had been stolen from him, after his house was destroyed in a French air raid.

Camel palaver - didn't bother to read the story when I saw if online.
The joke is all in the title.
Africa my Africa!!!

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#No dulling...

Going by a yourba adage that "owo olowo ati owo eni, kolorun ma she fi kan won wa" which translates into - God should not deprive us both ones personal money or someone else money.
The family can't be dying of hunger and be staring at a delicious timely food all in the name of an official gift to a French president.
Kudos to the family jare.

Going by a yourba adage that "owo olowo ati owo eni, kolorun ma she fi kan won wa" which translates into - God should not deprive us both ones personal money or someone else money.
The family can't be dying of hunger and be staring at a delicious timely food all in the name of an official gift to a French president.
Kudos to the family jare. In fact if you can get hold of the bigger replacement don't forget to volunteer again to help Mali govt in taking care of it.

As I chop this goat, u go call me black bushman??

Heh. Wasn't even aware that camel meat is tasty.

ekt_bear: Heh. Wasn't even aware that camel meat is tasty.

Even if it wasn't before,it now is

ekt_bear: Heh. Wasn't even aware that camel meat is tasty.

very very tasty walahi! I once ate it back then in school in Zamfara State. The meat make sense die!

Oops!! I forgot to include the link to the story.

Why french airforce go bombed his house now, just because of this camel?

Na wao

If na me nko, hunger dey catch person camel dey waka up and down.....GOD bless Africa

I can't possibly laugh but its really funny oo

These desert people no go kill person.

Mtcgeeeeeew

brotherlyn:

I don't subscribe to your ideaology.

If food na food, Africans can as well start feeding on rats since it is always available with ease.

food na food.. One man's food is another's poison... There are people that eat rats... I cnt eat cammel.. others can

Funny. "munchis" in Mali

chiover: As I chop this goat, u go call me black bushman??

omo see food how days man warn chop this one

I wonder what ever happened to the horse that the Emir of Kano gave to Margaret Thatcher in 1988 (she politely rejected the gift).

hahahahahahahahaha...

By the way camel meat is sweet. Ate it accidentally, as suya, when I was in the North.

Kudos to the family.to even think of it,the camel misbehaved Doing presentation ceremony.after all the ishi ewus and nkwobis wey una dey flex in the Night,might even Be ishi camel.

Hmmmm, Camel meal.

urmmmm..ok and whoa

Camel? Fu*k no this is worst than eating horse

Animals like that are meant to be munched!
Sorry Hollande

CAMEL MEAT SWEET GAN OOOOOO.
na im Yoruba's call ' TINKO'

ayaaaaaa...... sorry en......