00:06In the capital of Bangui, fuel is often in short supply.
00:10And now rising prices for both petrol and diesel are putting fresh pressure on households in the Central African Republic.
00:16The government raised pump prices by about $2.40 a litre for private motorists, and up to $2.58 for
00:23large-scale consumers.
00:27I suggest that the minister review fuel prices, because this situation is not working in our favor.
00:33We are stuck. Fuel prices are rising, but wages aren't.
00:36We are in the poorest country in the world, as they say, but it's here that all prices are going
00:42up.
00:42How are we going to get through this? What are we going to do?
00:46And parents are complaining, as are students.
00:49The prospect of high transport and food costs has fueled public anger.
00:53Civil society groups and trade unions are now calling on the government to reverse the increase.
01:00Given the gravity of the situation and this unpopular decision,
01:04the organizations present here express their dissatisfaction and their categorical refusal
01:08to support such an initiative, which completely disregards the reality of the people's plight.
01:14It condemns such a breach of trust and calls for a general mobilization of the nation's active forces
01:20to block what it describes as a robbery against a people already battered by poverty.
01:26Consequently, we are issuing an official call for civil disobedience by declaring
01:31Monday 12 October 2026 a dead CTD from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m.
01:37Authorities say the increase reflects rising costs on the world market linked to the crisis in the Middle East.
01:45This is a global reality. It is not a situation unique to the Central African Republic.
01:49Previously, we were buying a liter for 1,000 CFA francs.
01:53Today, prices are rising worldwide.
01:55The state had previously subsidized the fuel to keep the price at 1,000 CFA francs,
02:00but it no longer has the capacity to do so.
02:03The Central African Republic is landlocked and produces no oil,
02:07so it must import all of its fuel, making the country immediately vulnerable to global energy shocks.
02:13Rising fuel prices now risk driving up domestic transport costs
02:16and triggering inflation for staple goods in a country already facing severe economic strain.
02:21Which means if you want to drain the inflation,
02:24which is the main problem is definitely a problem.
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