Guinea News: Strike spells more hardship
Posted on Friday, January 26 @ 01:14:04 EST by admin
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© Maseco Conde/IRIN
Markets in Conakry started to come alive on Thursday but prices have soared
CONAKRY, 25 Jan 2007 (IRIN) - Although the rutted main streets of Guinea’s capital, Conakry, remained mostly deserted and shops were shuttered because of a nationwide strike, kiosks were opening for business on Thursday– to turn a profit.
“I came to the market to buy rice and sauce ingredients because there’s nothing left at home,” said Camara Saran Traore, shopping for a family of five in the Taouyah district. “I found that with my 50,000 GNF (US $9) I can’t buy anything. I have had to completely scale down what we are going to eat.”
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