Goods and products must get to their destinations from the hinterland of Africa to the towns and cities by the available means of transportation at a stipulated time to the expecting destinations.
In some far away locations in West Africa, it is difficult to transport goods from the hinterland to the upland. The mode of transport of any kind may not be available on the road for a whole week, less or more. So, whose goods should be left behind, especially food, farm produce or fruits that can rot. That is why the vehicles are usually overloaded with goods.
These may be due to the "agreed market days" that different villages gather together with their products for sale at a particular market. It may be due to non accessibility to good road network, and in some cases, safety of lives and properties.
The driver may make additional money but the journey may be difficult due to overloading and peradventure the vehicle develops fault on the highway which may take a while to fix. This may not usually be the case but it does happen.
These may make the prices of items to rise.
Exploring the hinterland of Africa, especially the off beaten track is picturesque and usually there is a bunch of culture shock awaiting the visitor.
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