East Africa faces crises as fuel, commodity prices go up raising the cost of living

Fuel crisis.

Motorists push their car to a petrol station in Kenya on April 4, following a shortage that affected the entire country. PHOTO | FILE

It has been a week of crises in East Africa, characterised by shortages of fuel and rising prices of consumer goods, as the region continued to shake off Covid-19 blues to revive state economies.

Many areas have recently experienced biting fuel shortages and, where the commodity is available, the price has risen to prohibitive levels.