African economies face heavy toll of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza
A protester waves a flag bearing the logo of the Hamas armed wing Ezzedine al Qassam of the Palestinian movement Hamas in central Johannesburg, South Africa on May 23, 2021. PHOTO | AFP
African countries are facing another round of higher costs from a war they didn’t start, after Palestine militant group Hamas touched off a new conflict with Israel this week.
And a week after the unprecedented attack on Israel, which responded with a continual raid on Gaza Strip throughout the week, experts say African countries may not suffer deaths yet, but the burden could come in the form of heightened security risks, bigger costs of importation and a geopolitical pressure on their stands.
