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Fuel reaches 1,200 CFA francs in Moundou

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Chadian service stations are seeing long queues, with petrol selling for 700 CFA francs and diesel for 800 CFA francs in N’Djamena. In Moundou, the country’s economic capital, a litre of petrol has reached 1,200 CFA francs, reports Lepaystchad, as consumers face considerable uncertainty.

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