Koudougou: The domestic gas crisis is intensifying over time in Koudougou, increasing the queues in front of the depots, it was observed on Monday.

According to Burkina Information Agency, from the early hours of the morning, Place de la Nation transformed into a gathering point for dozens of citizens searching for the precious fuel. For many, the search for gas has become a full-time activity, to the detriment of their professional obligations.

"Since this morning, I've made searching for gas my job for today. I've been around a bit and I stopped here hoping that a vehicle would come and help us," confides customer Abigaelle Nebie, whom we met on site. Having arrived at 8 a.m., she was still waiting at 11 a.m., without any certainty: "The owner told us it would come, but he doesn't know the time." This situation weighs heavily on the daily lives of households, forcing some to resort to charcoal for cooking, while others accumulate lateness at work.

The exasperation is all the greater because citizens cannot understand the underlying reasons for this disruption. Toussaint Yameogo, who came from sector 10 of Koudougou, expressed his dismay after a week of fruitless searching for a 6 kg bottle. 'We don't know what's causing it,' he laments, pointing to a paradox between the reality on the ground and the official announcements. 'I watched the director on TV. They say they've increased production by two more tons and don't understand why people can't get supplies. Yet here on the ground, we're suffering.'

Beyond households, an entire economic sector is struggling. Restaurant owners and kiosk operators, heavily reliant on gas, see their businesses threatened. Furthermore, the gas shortage is putting additional pressure on the price of charcoal, making cooking fuel increasingly expensive for vulnerable populations.

Faced with this ongoing crisis, users are making an urgent appeal to authorities and distributors to stabilize the supply chain and ease the burden on the population.