Patricia CohenNew York Times·17 Sep, 2026 09:41 PM6 mins to readAn onion field in Somalia. Spiralling costs for imported energy and fertiliser threaten to reduce harvest yields and drive up food prices across Africa, hitting the region’s poorest countries hardest. Photo / Finbarr O'Reilly, The New York TimesMany countries blunted the most painful effects of the energy shock from the war in Iran. But prices remain elevated and risks are multiplying.For a while now, the global economy has been beating the odds. The energy shock prompted by the US and Israeli attacks on Iran in February
The global economy is running out of wiggle room
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