Hit by the fallout of the Ukraine war and the closure of the border with Niger--the rising cost of food in the small West African nation is increasingly raising tensions. Labour unions have already called for an unprecedented series of protests against the cost of living – so far banned by the authorities. For the population the prices have become untenable. "We will end up dying with all this, otherwise what are we going to do with this price increase?" says market seller, Isabelle Djramedo IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES