Israel - Iran Military Conflict: Potential Effect on Africa
7th October 2023, Hamas launched an attack on Israel, Shortly after Israel retaliated.
13th of April 2024, Iran launched an attack on Israel in retaliation for the alleged Israeli strike in Damascus, which killed seven officers from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including two generals.
Will Israel retaliate?
When will Israel retaliate?
And an even more important question, what is the fate of Africa?
In the heart of the Middle East, tensions between Israel and Iran have reached a boiling point. But what impact could this conflict have on Africa?
Join me as I review the potential effects and implications for the African continent.
Various groups in Africa have started declaring support. For example in Nigeria, the Biafra group has declared support for Israel while the Islamic movement in Nigeria has declared support for Iran.
Africa could be drawn into proxy battles that have domino effects on security, foreign investment and trade relationships.
Economically, the price of diamonds could increase, because Israel has the largest diamond-cutting and polishing industry in the whole world.
This can be beneficial to African countries like Botswana, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and Namibia. The high cost of diamonds could increase their foreign income.
The price of oil and gas might also increase, since 82 percent of Iran's export revenue is gotten from oil, Their being at conflict would only result in higher prices of oil and gas. This can be beneficial to African countries like Nigeria, Libya, Ghana, South Sudan, Etc.
If Iran and Israel pull the Middle East into war, then the price of oil would continue to skyrocket.
The Tourism industry in the Middle East has definitely been hit, both literally and figuratively, meaning more opportunities for other world regions, especially Africa
When you ponder about the Israel Iran war, it really doesn't affect Africa negatively, it is not our problem, we shouldn't make it problem, we have bigger fishes to fry, and we have problems of our own. Some parts of Gaza still have 24/7 electricity. If you are in Africa, can you boast of that in your country? Africans are busy sending their support to countries that don't care about their existence.
Like David would say, "Let the foreign empires fight and die by themselves."
Africa needs to do what India did when Russia was first sanctioned.
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