Somalia: bus drivers on strike

Bus and truck drivers in central Somalia were on strike yesterday following a hike in local taxes

Strikers claimed that the local government was increasing taxes whilst failing to do anything about the security situation on roads between Hiran and Madug provinces, there are a number of illegal checkpoints set up by armed militias.

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