According to a CNN Money article, Sierra Leone has the highest gas prices in the world, where gasoline costs $18.42 per gallon. When we lived there a couple years ago, gas cost over $4.00/gallon, which was expensive for public transportation and everyday life. The the main power plant in Freetown uses diesel generators and electricity was sporadic (supplying power only a few hours each week) at best. I can imagine these prices are causing all sorts of problems.
(See CNNMoney for more information on world-wide gasoline costs.)
