During the first days of Ramadan, the city of Laâyoune is experiencing an unprecedented rise in prices. This affects the most consumed goods during this month, despite their abundance on the market.

According to the president of a local consumer protection association, this price surge in the Laâyoune market is justified only by the greed of merchants who, without considering the harm they may cause to consumers, only think about quintupling their profits during this month. This situation, our source adds, is encouraged by the indifference of the authorities, the lethargy of elected officials, and the absence of an active civil society. Aware of this fact, households in Laâyoune have, for some years now, made it a habit to stock up before the start of Ramadan.

This dizzying rise has not spared local products that have always been the pride of the region, such as fish, milk, or camel meat.