Brewery

One of the most important buildings here--the brewery. All of the country was in an uproar when the "higher ups" decided that beer should go up 100cfa (about 25 cents) or more. It was right around the holidays and everyone was upset. They lowered the price to its original and then brought it back up again. We are seeing the prices of food stuff that is used daily going up, up, up. For example, milk went from 800 cfa to over 1000 cfa. Yes, that is only about 50 cents, but for the average person here that is a big jump. We have noticed that our money is not going very far and the exchange rate keeps dropping. It is more expensive here than you might think.