Abidjan - Police fired teargas yesterday to break up protests against national petrol and transport price increases in Abidjan, capital of the Ivory Coast, witnesses said.
Hundreds of protesters set up roadblocks and burnt tyres in the capital's main suburbs of Abobo and Yopougon to deny access to saloon and mini-bus taxis. Last month, petrol went up by between 11 and 16 per cent after a rise in world oil prices.
