Customers wait outside a cassava mill in a district of the Congolese capital, Brazzaville (file photo): Staple commodity prices have risen steeply in the country, which relies mainly on imports. (Image: André Itoua/IRIN)

"It is getting harder to eat," Ernest Mbou, a local teacher, who heads a family of eight, told IRIN.

"Each time before going to the market I have to go to the bank," Mbou said. He spends 7,500 FCFA (about US$14) each time his wife goes to the market - up from the usual 4,000.

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[3 Dec 2008 10:41]

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