# Africa’s low-key, high-stakes diplomacy over the Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/23320

- DW, 2026-08-16 05:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/africa-s-low-key-high-stakes-strait-of-hormuz-diplomacy/a-78376699?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The Strait of Hormuz has been largely blocked for almost six months, disrupting shipping, driving up fossil-fuel prices and contributing to fuel and fertilizer shortages in parts of Africa. African governments have kept their public diplomacy restrained while calling for negotiations, backing diplomatic initiatives and avoiding direct blame as they seek a lasting solution.

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