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In Ethiopia, fuel prices overshadow this year's Easter celebrations

As millions of Ethiopians marked Good Friday in the capital, Addis Ababa on Friday, many were continuing to suffer the impacts of the Middle East crisis, which has sparked chronic fuel shortages and rising costs of basic commodities.

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00:00Worshippers in Ethiopia flocked to celebrate Good Friday this week.
00:05One day before the end of a 55-day fasting period,
00:08many donned festive white clothing to go to church or prayed in the streets.
00:13The gatherings came ahead of Fasica, Ethiopia's Easter holiday celebration, on Sunday.
00:20Because Jesus Christ suffered for us, we think about love, caring and unity when we mark the day.
00:25The other important thing is forgiveness.
00:27But this year's Easter celebrations in the country are subdued in comparison to previous years.
00:33The reason, fuel prices have risen sharply due to the war between the US and Iran.
00:41The queue is what you see.
00:42We have been waiting for three days and we spent the night here.
00:46There is also a possibility that we may not be able to get fuel at all.
00:50The gas stations sometimes say the fuel they brought has already been depleted.
00:53The current situation is truly terrible.
00:57The crisis has not just made life harder for taxi drivers.
01:01At the market, it has also led to skyrocketing prices.
01:06Previously, the highest price of a cock was 1,500 beer.
01:10But now it has reached 2,500 beer.
01:13It has doubled.
01:14The reason I'll tell you why is that fuel costs to transport them from rural areas to the capital have
01:20increased.
01:23The prices mean that many Ethiopians could have to renounce on buying animals to be slaughtered,
01:28a traditional communal ritual for Easter.
01:31The way it is, this expectation is to bear and bear with you.
01:31I think you're going to be able to remove the money from blood.
01:31And it will have a fresh ground to wear shots.
01:33The higher price of a horse is to diagnose the number of clothes on a Christmas menu,
01:34The higher price of a cutting piece of a building on where are on a per person with theseертвanders to
01:34get up at the year.
01:34It will be able to realize as the end and as soon as soon as possible,
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