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Protest in Mozambique over petrol price rises – BBC
8:43 CAT | 23 Mar 2017
Twiter / Mini-buses taxi owners seen here stopped in protest against fuel prices hike
Some private taxi operators in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, went on strike yesterday following a 12% rise in the price of petrol.
A litre now costs the equivalent of $0.80.
The bus stops were packed with school children and commuters and some of them were forced to walk.
The price of other liquid fuels has also gone up.
The government has been hesitantly increasing fuel prices, since earlier this year, after about six years of keeping the price steady.
In 2010, there were deadly riots sparked by fuel and food price increases. This led to government to maintain subsidies.
Source: BBC
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