Middle East crisis: Poison for the world, but meat for East Africa’s oil dreams?
The ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz gives them exactly the breathing space they need. It makes local refined products competitive against expensive imports.
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has forced East African leaders to rethink their energy policies from the ground up. Global oil chokepoints stay under severe pressure.
Brent crude has spiked above $100 a barrel many times in the weeks since the US-Israel attack on Iran on February 28, 2026. Against that backdrop, the “Africa We Build Summit” held in Nairobi this April showed the region’s emerging defensive strategy.
