Middle East war: Few solutions to fuel shortages in Africa

Tamara Ceaikovski

A month into the war on Iran , Africa is scrambling to keep its engines running. In Kenya , there are reports of shortages of roughly 20% hitting petrol stations; suppliers attribute most of this to panic buying. The East African nation typically maintains fuel stocks equivalent to roughly two to three weeks of national demand, highlighting its reliance on continuous imports and exposure to global supply disruptions . People in neighboring Tanzania , meanwhile, have had to stomach price hikes

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