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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ope Adetayo

Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting

Africa Iran War - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Lagos taxi driver Adegbola Isaac went to the gas station twice last weekend. Each time, the price in the Nigerian city had climbed further and hit 1,350 naira ($0.99) per liter, a nearly 35% increase since the Iran war started. That's wiped out most of his daily profit.

“It is hitting hard,” Isaac told The Associated Press.

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