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Displaying 5 results from 2026 (out of 7 total).

Hormuz crisis threatens Africa’s harvests

The continent may be a major fertiliser producer, but farmers still import more than 80% of what they use – leaving them highly exposed

Urea prices have almost doubled in a month, and with the World Bank reducing its growth forecasts, the United States-Israeli war with Iran is hitting African farmers at...


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Regional economies pay the price of the Hormuz blockade

Fertiliser shipments blocked in the Strait of Hormuz pose a graver threat than the oil price surge, as currencies weaken, and fuel subsidies are cut

African economies will slump on average by 0.2% if the United States-Israeli war against Iran lasts longer than six months, reckons a joint report by a group of...

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Another war, another bill for Africa

The US-Israel strikes on Iran have sent energy prices soaring and upended global supply chains in a multi-front crisis

After the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on 28 February, triggering a cascade of retaliatory attacks across the Gulf, the economic toll on Africa is...

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A vulnerable recovery under pressure

The Iran war is battering an already fragile economy, though Egypt could still reap some gains from the crisis

Whenever Egypt is hit by external shocks or domestic turmoil, one of the first economic reactions is a flight of short-term capital. The current crisis has been no...


Displaying 5 results from 2026 (out of 7 total).