Bingerville: Gbaka buses violating fares sanctioned as apprentices decry pressure on their earnings

On 2 November 2026, Bingerville’s municipal authorities launched a fare inspection operation in Fêh Kessé, led by deputy mayor for transport Diomandé Mamadou Dibo. Gbaka buses charging 500 CFA francs for a trip to Nouveau Goudron—sometimes without passengers knowing the fare before boarding—were stopped or made to drop off and refund their passengers. Passenger Doloresse Coulibaly welcomed the intervention but said the urgency of getting to work can leave riders paying more. Apprentices and drivers said fuel, stops and payments demanded along the route eat into their earnings; Dibo urged them to report alleged abuses by law-enforcement officers.