Many African economies are running on weeks of refined fuel as the Iran war chokes off shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing governments to scramble for alternatives.
About 600,000 barrels a day of oil products that typically flow to the continent from the Middle East are at risk, with tanker traffic through the critical waterway slowing to a trickle, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).?
For some countries, those cargoes effectively meet all demand.
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