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

Tue May 12 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-04:00

Business Council for International Understanding - 2nd Floor, Conference Room 1 | Washington

YPFP Africa Discussion Group
Publisher/HostYPFP Africa Discussion Group
The Iran War & Africa: The Human Cost and the Case for Energy Independence
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Fuel queues, stranded migrant workers, soaring costs. The Iran war is hitting Africa hard and exposing a dependency that cannot be ignored.
About this Event

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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Business Council for International Understanding - 2nd Floor, Conference Room 1, 1001 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, United States

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