Central African Republic: "Tonner" Operation in Bangui Against the Bad Practices of Traders

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The Central African government has launched the "Tonnerre" operation in all the markets and supermarkets in Bangui. For several weeks, traders have been accused of having increased prices arbitrarily and of having put on sale products that are sometimes out of date. In this landlocked country, where much of the goods come from Cameroon, food prices have been rising since the post-electoral crisis in the Cameroonian neighbour. The Ministry of Com…