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Africa should stop treating energy shocks as surprises

The Hormuz crisis is the latest in a series of disruptions that have exposed the continent’s energy vulnerabilities. The time to build resilience is between crises, not during them.
Security forces members walk past solar panels at the Ferke Solar photovoltaic power plant, developed by PFO Energies, a subsidiary of PFO Africa Group, during its inauguration ceremony in Ferkessedougou, northern Ivory Coast, July 3, 2026.
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