Ethiopians said on Friday that they slept in their vehicles while waiting in lines that lasted for hours to purchase gasoline. This was in response to the fact that the Middle East war was beginning to take its toll on the country.
As a result of Iran’s ability to effectively blockade the Strait of Hormuz, which is ordinarily the passageway for one fifth of the world’s oil and gas, several countries have experienced shortages of these resources.
With a population of over 130 million people, Ethiopia is a country located in the Horn of Africa that is especially vulnerable due to the fact that it imports all of its gasoline, largely from the Gulf. Drivers who were waiting in a seemingly endless line at a gas station in the Summit 72 neighbourhood of Addis Ababa said that the wait had lasted for “more than a day.
Since last night, at approximately seven o’clock, I have been waiting in line. According to the taxi driver who woke up Derese on Friday morning, I spent the night in my car without receiving any food.” A few days ago, shortages were observed. An employee at another gas station in the Summit 72 area stated that it had been closed for 4 days and that they were unsure when new deliveries would arrive.
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