Not only has the conflict cut off vital shipping routes, creating a global energy crisis, it's also disrupting supply chains for aid groups, forcing them to use costlier, more time-consuming routes. The World Food Program says it has tens of thousands of metric tons of food heavily delayed in transit. Steep US cuts to foreign aid already had hobbled many aid groups, who say the war is exacerbating the problem. Sudan imports more than half its fertilizer from the Gulf and Kenya approximately 40 per cent from there, aid groups say. But aid groups say that won't be enough.

Source: The Telegraph April 05, 2026 10:17 UTC