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1. UNCTAD official warns Iran war is pushing up fuel and fertiliser prices, threatening Africa's harvests next year

   A director at the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) told Al Jazeera at the World Investment Forum in Doha on Monday, Oct 26, that the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran must be resolved as soon as possible. She said fertiliser prices have risen sharply and many countries have decided to use less, which will hit next year's harvests and food supply and prices. Several African trade ministers said higher fuel and fertiliser costs from the Middle East conflict threaten the region's food security; a fifth of global oil and LNG trade previously passed through the strait.

   Oct 27, 2026 Afternoon