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Middle East shock: Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia’s fuel crisis is exposing East Africa’s energy fault lines

Over 500 Ethiopian drivers stranded at Djibouti Port. Photo by Ethiopian Heavy Truck Drivers Association/Facebook
Over 500 Ethiopian drivers stranded at Djibouti Port. Photo by Ethiopian Heavy Truck Drivers Association/Facebook
  • Middle East shocks trigger East Africa fuel crunch
  • Diverging state responses reveal structural weaknesses

 

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – A widening fuel crisis across East Africa is exposing deep structural vulnerabilities as Middle East instability disrupts supply chains, drives price spikes and tests political leadership across the region.

The shock, linked to conflict affecting global oil flows through critical routes such as the Strait of Hormuz, has reverberated across Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia—three of the region’s most consequential economies.

  • Middle East shocks trigger East Africa fuel crunch
  • Diverging state responses reveal structural weaknesses

 

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - A widening fuel crisis across East Africa is exposing deep structural vulnerabilities as Middle East instability disrupts supply chains, drives price spikes and tests political leadership across the region.

The shock, linked to conflict affecting global oil . . .

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