… To sustain engagement, organisers confirmed that a high-level virtual session will proceed on July 9 and will be broadcast through the digital platforms of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
… The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered what the International Energy Agency (IEA) has described as the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market, pushing up oil and gas prices as well as shipping costs. …
… To sustain engagement, organisers confirmed that a high-level virtual session will proceed on July 9 and will be broadcast through the digital platforms of the International Energy Agency (IEA). …
… In response to the growing instability, the International Energy Agency (IEA) took the unusual step of urging member states to draw on strategic petroleum reserves. …
… The International Energy Agency (IEA) this week warned that the Iran war could push global oil supply below demand throughout 2026, increasing the risk of further price spikes. …
… UN chief Antonio Guterres said the closure of Hormuz was "strangling the global economy" and International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol told a meeting at his Paris headquarters: "The world is facing the biggest energy crisis in history." Trump faces domestic political pressure …
… "The world is facing the biggest energy crisis in history," International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol said at a high-level meeting on the energy transition at IEA headquarters in Paris, adding that oil prices were "putting a lot of pressure in many countries".Trump faces dome …
… national grid.This striking setting underpins a rare distinction: geothermal power supplies more than 40 percent of Kenya’s electricity — the highest share of any country in the world.Data from Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the International Energy Agency …
The 2026 Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, scheduled for July 9-10 in Nairobi, has been postponed due to ongoing uncertainties and evolving circumstances affecting international travel and participation. A high-level virtual session will proceed on July 9 instead.
The 2026 Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, scheduled for July 9-10 in Nairobi, has been postponed due to ongoing uncertainties and evolving circumstances affecting international travel and participation. A high-level virtual session will proceed on July 9 instead.
The Middle East conflict that broke out in late February has disrupted energy supplies and triggered the largest oil supply disruption in history, with global oil supply losses reaching 12.8 million barrels per day. International institutions including the OECD have lowered global growth forecasts, citing the prolonged conflict as a major source of uncertainty affecting inflation, financial markets and supply chains.
The 2026 Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, originally scheduled for July 9-10 in Nairobi, has been postponed due to travel and participation uncertainties. A high-level virtual session will proceed on July 9 via the International Energy Agency's digital platforms.
An opinion piece argues that recent deadly protests over fuel prices in Kenya, Comoros and Mozambique underscore Africa's vulnerability to global oil price shocks, particularly as major East African economies import nearly all their refined petroleum; the writer urges the region to shift to clean energy solutions.
A US-Israel military campaign against Iran that began in February 2026 has destabilized the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting oil and gas shipments and triggering volatility in global energy markets. Iran has retaliated with missile and drone attacks against Israel, US installations, and commercial shipping in the region.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority is expected to announce a monthly fuel price review Thursday evening as Kenya faces continued volatility in global oil markets driven by escalating Middle East tensions. Pump prices in Nairobi rose above Sh206 per litre for both petrol and diesel in April, and supply chain disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and falling oil inventories are putting further upward pressure on prices.
Spirit Airlines has begun an orderly wind-down of operations after failing to secure a $500m bailout from the US government. The budget carrier cited a surge in jet fuel costs following the US-Israel war in Iran as a factor that pushed it over the brink despite emerging from a second bankruptcy filing.
Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared that the United States suffered a "disgraceful defeat" in its plans, rejecting President Trump's warning of a prolonged US naval blockade. Khamenei said Iran now controls shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and predicted a future for the Persian Gulf without US interference.
Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared in a written statement that the United States had suffered a shameful defeat, defying Trump's threat of a months-long naval blockade. Khamenei asserted Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz and claimed any maritime blockade would violate international law and fail.
Kenya's geothermal power, concentrated in Hell's Gate National Park's Olkaria field, supplies more than 40 percent of the country's electricity—the highest share globally. A China-Kenya partnership is working to unlock further geothermal potential from Kenya's estimated 10,000 MW capacity.