Ivory Coast: Food price hikes spark riots
ABIDJAN, 31 March 2008 (IRIN) At the height of the demonstration, before riot police started firing tear gas, IRIN saw around 1,500 protestors chanting “we are hungry” and “life is too expensive, you are going to kill us.” “A kilo of beef has increased from 700 CFA (US$1.68) to 900 CFA (US$2.16) in just three days,” one [...] [...more]






