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Commuters in Ethiopia face transportation headache amid fuel price hike

STORY: Commuters in Ethiopia face transportation headache amid fuel price hike DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street view in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): LIDYA ENDESHAW, Taxi user in Addis Ababa 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): TEWODROS MASRESHA, Taxi driver in Addis Ababa STORYLINE: The soaring price of fuel is impacting transportation service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital where commuters are seen waiting for hours before they could get rides. The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration recently increased the price of gasoline by 30 percent to 47.83 birr (0.92 U.S. dollars) per liter and hiked the price of one liter of diesel by 38 percent to 49.02 birr. Commuters who spoke to Xinhua said they had to wait for hours for taxis and pay higher fares despite the government's fuel subsidies for commercial transport providers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): LIDYA ENDESHAW, Taxi user in Addis Ababa "Th

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Commuters in Ethiopia face transportation headache amid fuel price hike