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AGADEZ, 26 August 2008 (IRIN) - But as evening approached, Ibrahim could not find a neighbour willing to drive her.

Normally, a taxi should have cost US$0.50, but the only taxi driver she found charged $3, “Just because they know they can,” said Ibrahim. “No one wants to be on the streets at night. It just is not safe. Neighbours will pretend they don't hear knocking, and pleas to borrow their car. If it had been any later, I would have just had to stay at home and wait until morning.”

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