The Iran War & Africa: The Human Cost and the Case for Energy Independence

From long queues in Nairobi to dry pumps in Addis Ababa, the Iran war is exposing how dangerously dependent African economies are on Middle East energy. Thousands of African migrant workers across the Gulf are stranded, their remittances drying up just as families back home face soaring costs of living.

Join the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy’s (YPFP) Africa Discussion Group for this timely conversation as we examine the human and economic toll of the Iran war on Africa, and whether African governments will seize this moment to finally build the energy independence the continent has long needed.

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