Overnight petrol queues in Ethiopia as war shortages hitAddis Ababa, March 27 (AFP) Mar 27, 2026Ethiopians said Friday they slept in their cars in hours-long queues for petrol as shortages caused by the Middle East war began to take their toll. Ethiopia, a nation in the Horn of Africa with around 130 million people, is particularly vulnerable as it imports all its petrol, primarily from the Gulf. Drivers waiting in an enormous queue at a petrol station in the Summit 72 area of the capital Addis Ababa said the wait was "more than a day". At another petrol station in the Summit 72 area, a worker said they had been closed for four days and did not know when fresh deliveries would arrive. This included the "corridor" project to widen and renovate its streets and work in the Bole district near the airport.

Source: Ethiopian News March 27, 2026 12:02 UTC